Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 2.45 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.45 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.95 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.32 %, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 203rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 % | 1.32 % | 1.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.84 % | 1.57 % | 2.12 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 % | 2.17 % | 2.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 % | 2.08 % | 2.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 % | 2.03 % | 2.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 % | 1.98 % | 2.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 % | 1.98 % | 2.45 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 200 Montenegro 3.9 % compare
- 201 New Caledonia 3.28 % compare
- 202 Somalia 2.49 % compare
- 204 Namibia 2.06 % compare
- 205 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 1.13 % compare
- 206 Mongolia 1.05 % compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,177 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 19,284 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 149,119 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 252,685 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 818,937 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Saudi Arabia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Saudi Arabia was 2.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 % in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 203rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 Arable land — 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.