Other land — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Other land — Area was 36,605 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Saudi Arabia stood at 36,605 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 88,720 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36,605 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 28th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,662 1000 ha | 38,394 1000 ha | 88,720 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,423 1000 ha | 38,401 1000 ha | 38,439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,542 1000 ha | 38,461 1000 ha | 38,596 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,058 1000 ha | 36,605 1000 ha | 38,563 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 71.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,279 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 79.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 171,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.16 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 289 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Other land — area in Saudi Arabia was 36,605 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 88,720 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,605 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for other land — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.