Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 0.43 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.43 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.3 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.41 %, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 68th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.3 % | — |
| 1997 | 0.83 % | -36.2% |
| 1999 | 0.69 % | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.52 % | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.49 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.44 % | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.41 % | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.44 % | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.43 % | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.94 % | 0.69 % | 1.3 % | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.69 % | 0.69 % | 0.69 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5975 % | 0.49 % | 0.69 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.432 % | 0.41 % | 0.44 % | 5 |
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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 quantity, annual growth rate 12.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0392 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Saudi Arabia?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Saudi Arabia was 0.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 % in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 68th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. 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.