Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 171,000 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 171,000 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 171,000 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85,000 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85,000 1000 ha | 85,000 1000 ha | 85,000 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 85,000 1000 ha | 85,000 1000 ha | 85,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,500 1000 ha | 85,000 1000 ha | 115,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,800 1000 ha | 120,000 1000 ha | 170,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,000 1000 ha | 170,000 1000 ha | 170,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 170,000 1000 ha | 170,000 1000 ha | 170,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,200 1000 ha | 170,000 1000 ha | 171,000 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 6 China, mainland 263,215 1000 ha compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 183,093 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 173,361 1000 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 117,227 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mongolia 106,117 1000 ha compare
- 12 Russian Federation 92,052 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 71.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,279 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 79.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.39 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.16 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 289 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.14 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Saudi Arabia was 171,000 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 171,000 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,000 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.