Forest land — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Forest land — Area was 2,776 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Saudi Arabia stood at 2,776 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,776 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,768 1000 ha, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 109th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,768 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,770 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,771 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,773 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,774 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,776 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2,776 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 4.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2,776 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 177.67 1000 ha, 15.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,772 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,776 1000 ha | 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 land — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Forest land — area in Saudi Arabia was 2,776 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,776 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,768 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for forest land — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 109th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest 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.