Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 1.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.3%
World rank
196th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 1990
All-time low
1.3%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 196th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0392 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saudi Arabia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saudi Arabia was 1.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 196th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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