Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 2.72 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Saudi Arabia is 2.72 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.72 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.46 %, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.46 % | 2.46 % | 2.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 % | 2.46 % | 2.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 % | 2.46 % | 2.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 % | 2.46 % | 2.72 % | 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 — share in forest land in Saudi Arabia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Saudi Arabia was 2.72 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 % in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.