Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 81.68 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Saudi Arabia is 81.68 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 81.68 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.08 %, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 8th out of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.08 % | — |
| 1962 | 40.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 40.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 40.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 40.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 40.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40.25 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 40.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40.3 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 40.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 40.35 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 40.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 40.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40.43 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 40.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40.48 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 40.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40.6 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 42.99 % | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 45.41 % | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 47.81 % | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 50.23 % | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 52.63 % | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 55.03 % | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 57.44 % | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 57.53 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 57.56 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 60.84 % | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 64.09 % | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 67.35 % | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 70.61 % | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 73.86 % | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 77.58 % | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 80.85 % | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 80.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.84 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.83 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.82 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.76 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.68 % | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 81.68 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 3.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 81.68 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.62 %, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.13 % | 40.08 % | 40.18 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.31 % | 40.2 % | 40.43 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.61 % | 40.45 % | 55.03 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.77 % | 57.44 % | 80.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.84 % | 80.83 % | 80.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.78 % | 80.76 % | 80.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 81 % | 80.77 % | 81.68 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 5 Turkmenistan 84.32 % compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 83.86 % compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 83.86 % compare
- 9 Uganda 80.28 % compare
- 10 South Africa 79.42 % compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 79.19 % 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Saudi Arabia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Saudi Arabia was 81.68 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.68 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.08 % in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.