15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial was 3,102 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 3,102 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3,102 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,416 km2, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,416 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,703 km2 | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 1,875 km2 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 2,368 km2 | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 2,808 km2 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 3,102 km2 | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,559 km2 | 1,416 km2 | 1,703 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,351 km2 | 1,875 km2 | 2,808 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,102 km2 | 3,102 km2 | 3,102 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 25 Georgia 3,132 km2 compare
- 26 France 3,121 km2 compare
- 27 Kyrgyzstan 3,102 km2 compare
- 29 New Zealand 2,931 km2 compare
- 30 Italy 2,861 km2 compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 2,782 km2 compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0322 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0094 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Saudi Arabia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Saudi Arabia was 3,102 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,102 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,416 km2 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial surfaces — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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