Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 190.88 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — area from cci_lc in Saudi Arabia is 190.88 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in Saudi Arabia peaked at 194.3 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 169.48 1000 ha, in 2008.
Saudi Arabia ranks 131st of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 193.57 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 193.95 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 194.3 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 189.98 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 188.07 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 185.9 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 186.48 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 186.69 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 187.15 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 181.34 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 179.05 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 179.2 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 182.87 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 174.86 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 170.51 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 171.94 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 169.48 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 170.06 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 170.33 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 171.22 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 171.87 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 173.97 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 175.24 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 176 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 178.47 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 179.02 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 179.47 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 182.18 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 183.91 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 185.72 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 190.88 1000 ha | +2.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 190.88 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 176.07 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 190.88 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.15 1000 ha, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 189.87 1000 ha | 185.9 1000 ha | 194.3 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 176.65 1000 ha | 169.48 1000 ha | 187.15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.78 1000 ha | 170.33 1000 ha | 182.18 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.84 1000 ha | 183.91 1000 ha | 190.88 1000 ha | 3 |
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 grassland — area from cci_lc in Saudi Arabia?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in Saudi Arabia was 190.88 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 194.3 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 169.48 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 131st out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.