Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 15.37 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Saudi Arabia stood at 15.37 Square kilometres.
The figure is up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Saudi Arabia peaked at 377.65 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.48 Square kilometres, in 2015.
Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 377.65 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 153.39 Square kilometres | -59.4% |
| 2010 | 12.66 Square kilometres | -91.7% |
| 2015 | 4.48 Square kilometres | -64.6% |
| 2020 | 15.37 Square kilometres | +243.3% |
| 2022 | 15.37 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 265.52 Square kilometres | 153.39 Square kilometres | 377.65 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.57 Square kilometres | 4.48 Square kilometres | 12.66 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.37 Square kilometres | 15.37 Square kilometres | 15.37 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 139 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.81 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Taiwan, China 16.3 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Tunisia 16.2 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Benin 13.9 Square kilometres compare
- 144 Hong Kong, China 13.78 Square kilometres compare
- 145 Israel 13.53 Square kilometres compare
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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0094 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Saudi Arabia?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Saudi Arabia was 15.37 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 377.65 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation