Cropland — Share in Land area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 2.14 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Saudi Arabia is 2.14 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.14 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.54 %, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 208th of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5878 % | 0.54 % | 0.64 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.772 % | 0.66 % | 0.89 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 % | 0.91 % | 1.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 % | 1.62 % | 1.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 % | 1.75 % | 1.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 % | 1.68 % | 1.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 % | 1.69 % | 2.14 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 cropland — share in land area in Saudi Arabia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Saudi Arabia was 2.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 % in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 208th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Land 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.