Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Land use
Egypt
4.06 million hectares
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
3.64 million hectares
in 2023
Egypt rank
65th
Saudi Arabia rank
68th
Land use over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.06 million hectares against 3.64 million hectares in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 420,580 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 65th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 223 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 52,676 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.08 million hectares | 3.74 million hectares | 663,075 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.78 million hectares | 301,247 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | 99,415 hectares | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.03 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 391,988 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Egypt, at 4.06 million hectares against 3.64 million hectares in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 420,580 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for land use?
- Egypt ranks 65th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.