Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita

Iran
0.0115 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.012 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Iran rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th

Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita over time

  • Iran
  • Saudi Arabia
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.012 Square kilometres per person against 0.0115 Square kilometres per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0005 Square kilometres per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 181 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0415 Square kilometres per person 0.441 Square kilometres per person 0.3996 Square kilometres per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0309 Square kilometres per person 0.2907 Square kilometres per person 0.2598 Square kilometres per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.0215 Square kilometres per person 0.1526 Square kilometres per person 0.1311 Square kilometres per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0145 Square kilometres per person 0.0564 Square kilometres per person 0.0419 Square kilometres per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0136 Square kilometres per person 0.0203 Square kilometres per person 0.0067 Square kilometres per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0129 Square kilometres per person 0.0143 Square kilometres per person 0.0015 Square kilometres per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0117 Square kilometres per person 0.0126 Square kilometres per person 0.0009 Square kilometres per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, per capita, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.012 Square kilometres per person against 0.0115 Square kilometres per person in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas, per capita between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
0.0005 Square kilometres per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
Iran ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.