Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 71.44 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saudi Arabia stood at 71.44 %.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saudi Arabia peaked at 90.95 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.55 %, in 1978.
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.95 % | 26.4 % | 29.32 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.57 % | 21.55 % | 26.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.83 % | 29.81 % | 47.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.06 % | 42.42 % | 45.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.05 % | 42.53 % | 63.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.57 % | 67.51 % | 90.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.93 % | 71.44 % | 90.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 14 Egypt, Arab Republic of 94.91 % compare
- 15 Israel 86.86 % compare
- 16 Kyrgyz Republic 74.95 % compare
- 18 Tajikistan, Republic of 71.28 % compare
- 19 Nepal 70.24 % compare
- 20 Greece 69.29 % compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 24.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0009 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,177 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 19,284 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saudi Arabia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saudi Arabia was 71.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.95 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.55 % in 1978.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.