Northern America vs Saudi Arabia: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Northern America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 493,252 1000 ha against 175,590 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 317,662 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.8 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,183 1000 ha | 86,264 1000 ha | 415,919 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 493,965 1000 ha | 86,662 1000 ha | 407,303 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 494,443 1000 ha | 98,054 1000 ha | 396,389 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 493,642 1000 ha | 143,539 1000 ha | 350,103 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 488,116 1000 ha | 173,778 1000 ha | 314,338 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 495,595 1000 ha | 173,658 1000 ha | 321,937 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 493,982 1000 ha | 174,140 1000 ha | 319,842 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Northern America or Saudi Arabia?
- Northern America, at 493,252 1000 ha against 175,590 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 317,662 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Northern America ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.