Country area — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Country area — Area was 214,969 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Saudi Arabia stood at 214,969 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 214,969 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 214,969 1000 ha, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 214,969 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 71.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,279 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 79.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 171,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.16 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 289 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Country area — area in Saudi Arabia was 214,969 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 214,969 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,969 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for country area — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. 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.