Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4419 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4652 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4884 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5117 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.535 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5582 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5582 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5582 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6233 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6559 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6885 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.721 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7582 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0918 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4443 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.535 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6503 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5582 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Turkmenistan 0.8075 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 3 Djibouti 0.7334 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 4 Faroe Islands 0.7007 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 5 South Africa 0.6919 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7908 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.