Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 75,590 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
75,590 hectares
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
109th
of 185 countries
All-time high
75,590 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
68,090 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saudi Arabia is 75,590 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saudi Arabia peaked at 75,590 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68,090 hectares, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 109th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68,090 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68,090 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69,590 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 71,090 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 72,590 hectares | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 74,090 hectares | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 75,590 hectares | +2.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 75,590 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 75,590 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23,555 hectares, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,090 hectares | 68,090 hectares | 68,090 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,090 hectares | 68,090 hectares | 68,090 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,090 hectares | 68,090 hectares | 68,090 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,840 hectares | 68,090 hectares | 75,590 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saudi Arabia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saudi Arabia was 75,590 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 75,590 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,090 hectares in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 109th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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