Forest area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Forest area was 2.78 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.78 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
96th
of 235 countries
All-time high
2.78 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
2.77 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.78 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.78 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.77 million hectares, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 96th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.77 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.77 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.78 million hectares | +0.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.78 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 6.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.78 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330 hectares, 13.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 forest area in Saudi Arabia?
- Forest area in Saudi Arabia was 2.78 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for forest area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 96th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.