Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) was 1.5 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Saudi Arabia is 1.5 %, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.5 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8 %, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 % | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 % | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 % | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 % | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3 % | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4 % | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5 % | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.93 % | 0.8 % | 1.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 % | 1.2 % | 1.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 % | 1.5 % | 1.5 % | 2 |
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- 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0175 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Saudi Arabia?
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Saudi Arabia was 1.5 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 % in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.