Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Permanent crops — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0 1000 ha per person.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2016.
Saudi Arabia ranks 119th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per capita 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 | -37.5% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Permanent crops — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for permanent crops — area, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.