Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saudi Arabia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saudi Arabia is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 69 Poland 0.1% compare
- 70 Congo 0.1% compare
- 71 Cuba 0.1% compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 74 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
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 change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saudi Arabia?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saudi Arabia was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.