Angola vs Saudi Arabia: Arable land — Area

Angola
4,567 1000 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
4,300 1000 ha
in 2024
Angola rank
58th
Saudi Arabia rank
61st

Arable land — Area over time

  • Angola
  • Saudi Arabia
1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k196119922024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 4,567 1000 ha against 4,300 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 267 1000 ha.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 58th and Saudi Arabia ranks 61st of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,778 1000 ha 1,223 1000 ha 1,554 1000 ha Angola
1970s 2,900 1000 ha 1,594 1000 ha 1,306 1000 ha Angola
1980s 2,900 1000 ha 2,477 1000 ha 423 1000 ha Angola
1990s 2,985 1000 ha 3,613 1000 ha 627.79 1000 ha Saudi Arabia
2000s 3,310 1000 ha 3,565 1000 ha 255.15 1000 ha Saudi Arabia
2010s 4,365 1000 ha 3,472 1000 ha 893.05 1000 ha Angola
2020s 4,567 1000 ha 3,691 1000 ha 876.01 1000 ha Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Angola or Saudi Arabia?
Angola, at 4,567 1000 ha against 4,300 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Angola and Saudi Arabia?
267 1000 ha, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Saudi Arabia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Angola and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arable land — area?
Angola ranks 58th and Saudi Arabia ranks 61st of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.