Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0504 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0504 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
7th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.3365 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0504 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0504 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.3365 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0504 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Saudi Arabia 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3365 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3243 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3126 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3012 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2902 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2796 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2692 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2589 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2487 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2386 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2282 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2176 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.207 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1966 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1866 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1768 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1672 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1579 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.149 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1405 Square kilometres per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1324 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1246 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1172 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1169 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1165 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1159 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.115 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1142 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1135 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1128 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1075 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1027 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.104 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1051 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1061 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.107 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1078 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1092 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1099 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1051 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0998 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0949 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0905 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0864 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0827 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0792 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.076 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.073 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0702 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0709 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0678 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0615 Square kilometres per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0601 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.057 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0563 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0565 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0539 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0504 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0504 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 52.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0504 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0027 Square kilometres per person, 18.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2913 Square kilometres per person | 0.2487 Square kilometres per person | 0.3365 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1926 Square kilometres per person | 0.149 Square kilometres per person | 0.2386 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1207 Square kilometres per person | 0.1135 Square kilometres per person | 0.1405 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1072 Square kilometres per person | 0.1027 Square kilometres per person | 0.1128 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0858 Square kilometres per person | 0.0702 Square kilometres per person | 0.1051 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0605 Square kilometres per person | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | 0.0709 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0531 Square kilometres per person | 0.0504 Square kilometres per person | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 4 Botswana 0.1032 Square kilometres per person compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 0.0907 Square kilometres per person compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 0.0515 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Greenland 0.0428 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 Iceland 0.0393 Square kilometres per person compare
- 10 Uruguay 0.0354 Square kilometres per person 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)
- 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0504 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3365 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0504 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.