Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0048 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0048 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0336 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0336 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0324 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0313 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0301 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.029 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.028 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0269 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0259 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0249 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0239 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0228 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0218 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0207 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0197 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0187 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0177 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0167 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0158 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0149 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0141 1000 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0132 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0125 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0117 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0117 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0117 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.011 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.01 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0048 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 52.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0048 1000 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 56.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0291 1000 ha per person | 0.0249 1000 ha per person | 0.0336 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0193 1000 ha per person | 0.0149 1000 ha per person | 0.0239 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0121 1000 ha per person | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | 0.0141 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | 0.007 1000 ha per person | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 5 Kazakhstan 0.0089 1000 ha per person compare
- 6 Mauritania 0.0076 1000 ha per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.0051 1000 ha per person compare
- 9 Greenland 0.0043 1000 ha per person compare
- 10 Iceland 0.0039 1000 ha per person compare
- 11 Uruguay 0.0039 1000 ha per person 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 meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0048 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0336 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.