Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0502 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0526 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0809 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0668 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0809 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 2 Uruguay 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Tuvalu 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.0842 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Uganda 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 0.0795 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 South Africa 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5766 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.