Agricultural land — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land — Area was 175,590 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Saudi Arabia is 175,590 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 175,590 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86,170 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 11th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86,264 1000 ha | 86,170 1000 ha | 86,375 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 86,662 1000 ha | 86,420 1000 ha | 86,909 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,054 1000 ha | 86,962 1000 ha | 118,290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,539 1000 ha | 123,481 1000 ha | 173,807 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,778 1000 ha | 173,762 1000 ha | 173,800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,658 1000 ha | 173,605 1000 ha | 173,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,140 1000 ha | 173,638 1000 ha | 175,590 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 8 Russian Federation 215,712 1000 ha compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare
- 10 India 178,220 1000 ha compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 137,246 1000 ha compare
- 13 Sudan 112,665 1000 ha compare
- 14 Mongolia 107,246 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 71.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,279 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 79.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 171,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.16 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 289 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Agricultural land — area in Saudi Arabia was 175,590 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 175,590 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,170 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.