What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?

Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?

Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.

Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia

Name: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Saudi Arabia: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

up 12.4%

World rank

162nd

of 185 countries

All-time high

0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Saudi Arabia 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	1000 ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.7%
1963	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.8%
1964	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.4%
1965	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.7%
1966	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.7%
1967	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
1968	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.8%
1969	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
1970	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.3%
1971	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.3%
1972	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.4%
1973	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.5%
1974	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.5%
1975	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.7%
1976	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.9%
1977	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.1%
1978	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.9%
1979	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.9%
1980	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.8%
1981	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
1982	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.7%
1983	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	+9.8%
1984	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	+6.7%
1985	0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre	+8.3%
1986	0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.9%
1987	0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre	+7.2%
1988	0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.0%
1989	0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.1%
1990	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.8%
1991	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+5.5%
1992	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.0%
1993	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.0%
1994	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
1995	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.1%
1996	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.0%
1997	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
1998	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.2%
1999	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.9%
2000	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.2%
2001	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2002	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.2%
2003	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
2004	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.0%
2006	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
2007	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
2008	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
2009	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
2010	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.6%
2011	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.2%
2012	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2013	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2014	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-2.5%
2015	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.2%
2016	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.2%
2017	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.0%
2018	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
2019	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.3%
2020	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.6%
2021	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.6%
2022	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.6%
2023	0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre	+12.4%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

Saudi Arabia's 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
Saudi Arabia's 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

159 New Zealand 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
160 Norway 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
161 Qatar 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
163 Gabon 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
164 Congo 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
165 Somalia 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare

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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)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5766 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?: Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?: Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,826 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.