What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?

Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?

Saudi Arabia ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia

Name: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Saudi Arabia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

up 12.7%

World rank

154th

of 184 countries

All-time high

0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.

Saudi Arabia ranks 154th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	1000 ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.8%
1963	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.7%
1964	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.7%
1965	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.7%
1966	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
1967	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
1968	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.4%
1969	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.3%
1970	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.0%
1971	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.9%
1972	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.6%
1973	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.4%
1974	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.0%
1975	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.8%
1976	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.7%
1977	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.6%
1978	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.9%
1979	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.8%
1980	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.7%
1981	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
1982	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
1983	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+10.6%
1984	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	+6.8%
1985	0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre	+8.5%
1986	0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.9%
1987	0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre	+7.4%
1988	0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.2%
1989	0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.9%
1990	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.9%
1991	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.6%
1992	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.0%
1993	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.6%
1994	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1995	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1996	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1997	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1998	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
1999	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2000	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2001	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2002	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2003	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2004	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2005	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2006	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2007	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2008	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2009	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2010	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2011	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2012	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2013	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2014	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2015	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2016	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2017	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2018	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2019	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2020	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	+12.7%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

Saudi Arabia's 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
Saudi Arabia's 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

151 Equatorial Guinea 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
152 Guam 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
153 Qatar 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
155 Somalia 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
156 Vanuatu 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
157 Congo 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare

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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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?: Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?: Saudi Arabia ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Arable land — 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.

Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Arable land — 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.