Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 845.11 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 845.11 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Saudi Arabia peaked at 845.11 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 435.71 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 435.71 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 590.86 Square kilometres | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 657.87 Square kilometres | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 804.01 Square kilometres | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 845.11 Square kilometres | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 435.71 Square kilometres | 435.71 Square kilometres | 435.71 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 624.37 Square kilometres | 590.86 Square kilometres | 657.87 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 824.56 Square kilometres | 804.01 Square kilometres | 845.11 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 19.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Saudi Arabia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Saudi Arabia was 845.11 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 845.11 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 435.71 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Loss of cropland. 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