New Caledonia vs Saudi Arabia: Primary Forest — Area

New Caledonia
337.6 1000 ha
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
360.17 1000 ha
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
50th
Saudi Arabia rank
49th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Saudi Arabia
0100200300400199020072025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 360.17 1000 ha against 337.6 1000 ha in New Caledonia, a difference of 22.57 1000 ha.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

New Caledonia ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 169 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 337.6 1000 ha 360.17 1000 ha 22.57 1000 ha Saudi Arabia
2000s 337.6 1000 ha 360.17 1000 ha 22.57 1000 ha Saudi Arabia
2010s 337.6 1000 ha 360.17 1000 ha 22.57 1000 ha Saudi Arabia
2020s 337.6 1000 ha 360.17 1000 ha 22.57 1000 ha Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, New Caledonia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 360.17 1000 ha against 337.6 1000 ha in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia?
22.57 1000 ha, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do New Caledonia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary forest — area?
New Caledonia ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
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.