Annual afforestation in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Annual afforestation was 1,500 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Saudi Arabia stood at 1,500 hectares per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,500 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 42nd out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 838.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 23.76 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 69.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0811 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 113.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3635 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3983 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Saudi Arabia?
- Annual afforestation in Saudi Arabia was 1,500 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for annual afforestation?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.