15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely was 14,625 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Saudi Arabia stood at 14,625 km2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15,097 km2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13,554 km2, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,554 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 13,965 km2 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14,551 km2 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 15,097 km2 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 14,814 km2 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 14,625 km2 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,760 km2 | 13,554 km2 | 13,965 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14,821 km2 | 14,551 km2 | 15,097 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 14,625 km2 | 14,625 km2 | 14,625 km2 | 1 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Saudi Arabia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely in Saudi Arabia was 14,625 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: sparsely recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,097 km2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,554 km2 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: sparsely rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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