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 122nd out of 232 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.
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
- 122 Bhutan 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Cabo Verde 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 El Salvador 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Ethiopia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Germany 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Kenya 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 122 Timor-Leste 0.14 ha/cap compare
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 — Share in Land area 2.14 % (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 122nd out of 232 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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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.