Forest land — Share in Land area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 1.29 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.29 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.29 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.29 %, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 232nd of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.29 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.29 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 4% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.29 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.55 %, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 % | 1.29 % | 1.29 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 % | 1.29 % | 1.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 % | 1.29 % | 1.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 % | 1.29 % | 1.29 % | 5 |
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 — share in land area in Saudi Arabia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Saudi Arabia was 1.29 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 % in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 232nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — 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.