Land use hidden — Land area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Land use hidden — Land area was 2.15 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
2.15 million Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.15 million Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
2.15 million Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.15 million Square kilometres for land use hidden — land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.15 million Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Land use hidden — Land area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.15 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.15 million Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,640 Square kilometres, 99.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.15 million Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 309,500 Square kilometres, 6.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 2.15 million Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- 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 land use hidden — land area in Saudi Arabia?
- Land use hidden — land area in Saudi Arabia was 2.15 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata