Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 2,700 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Saudi Arabia is 2,700 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,700 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,700 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 102nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,700 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2,700 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 6.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2,700 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 140.98 1000 ha, 19.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 2,700 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 99 Latvia 2,903 1000 ha compare
- 100 Côte d'Ivoire 2,871 1000 ha compare
- 100 Cote d'Ivoire 2,871 1000 ha compare
- 103 Bhutan 2,654 1000 ha compare
- 104 Austria 2,591 1000 ha compare
- 105 Solomon Islands 2,489 1000 ha 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Saudi Arabia was 2,700 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,700 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,700 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.