Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate was 7.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia stood at 7.6 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 121.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 29.05 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -35.99 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 28.12 % change on previous year | +321.9% |
| 1965 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 1966 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +95.2% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 13.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 10 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1970 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 11.67 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 4.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 14.29 % change on previous year | +219.0% |
| 1975 | -20 % change on previous year | -240.0% |
| 1976 | 9.38 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 1977 | -8.57 % change on previous year | -191.4% |
| 1978 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 1979 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +45.5% |
| 1980 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 1982 | 6.85 % change on previous year | +393.2% |
| 1983 | -10.26 % change on previous year | -249.7% |
| 1984 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 1985 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1986 | 6.67 % change on previous year | +143.3% |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 12.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1991 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +97.8% |
| 1992 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +46.8% |
| 1993 | 17.71 % change on previous year | +449.0% |
| 1994 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1995 | 10.17 % change on previous year | +129.8% |
| 1996 | 6.92 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1997 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1999 | 29.05 % change on previous year | +2021.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2001 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -199.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -201.0% |
| 2003 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +147.4% |
| 2004 | 5.56 % change on previous year | +114.4% |
| 2005 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +47.4% |
| 2010 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -311.2% |
| 2011 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 2012 | -0.4367 % change on previous year | -132.9% |
| 2013 | -0.4386 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2014 | -35.99 % change on previous year | +8106.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -103.3% |
| 2016 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +74.4% |
| 2017 | 5.4 % change on previous year | +164.6% |
| 2018 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 12.65 % change on previous year | +170.3% |
| 2020 | 11.23 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 9.84 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 8.96 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 8.22 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -8106.0% | -0.4386 % change on previous year | -35.99 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +2021.0% | 1.37 % change on previous year | 29.05 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 28.12 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.8 % change on previous year | -20 % change on previous year | 14.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.85 % change on previous year | -10.26 % change on previous year | 12.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.12 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 29.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -1.04 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.5 % change on previous year | -35.99 % change on previous year | 12.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year | 11.23 % change on previous year | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 11.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Permanent crops — area, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was 7.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.05 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.99 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for permanent crops — area, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.1%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent crops — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent crops — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.