Cropland — Area per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.14 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.46 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.11 ha/cap, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 131st out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.46 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.31 ha/cap | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.32 ha/cap | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.28 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.23 ha/cap | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.14 ha/cap | +16.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.14 ha/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.14 ha/cap is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.04 ha/cap, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.369 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.317 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.122 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 131 Bhutan 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Cabo Verde 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 El Salvador 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Ethiopia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Germany 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Kenya 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 East Timor 0.14 ha/cap compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 131st out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.