Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 153rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre 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 | -36.0% | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 150 Guyana 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 151 Singapore 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 152 South Sudan 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 154 Zimbabwe 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sudan 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 156 Oman 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5766 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 153rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.