Planted Forest — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Planted Forest — Area was 75.59 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Saudi Arabia is 75.59 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 75.59 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.09 1000 ha, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.09 1000 ha | 68.09 1000 ha | 68.09 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.09 1000 ha | 68.09 1000 ha | 68.09 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.09 1000 ha | 68.09 1000 ha | 68.09 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.84 1000 ha | 68.09 1000 ha | 75.59 1000 ha | 6 |
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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 meadows and pastures — Area 171,000 1000 ha (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Planted forest — area in Saudi Arabia was 75.59 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.59 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.09 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for planted forest — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — 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.