Primary Forest — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary Forest — Area was 360.17 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary 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 primary forest — area in Saudi Arabia is 360.17 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 360.17 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 360.17 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360.17 1000 ha | 360.17 1000 ha | 360.17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 360.17 1000 ha | 360.17 1000 ha | 360.17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 360.17 1000 ha | 360.17 1000 ha | 360.17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 360.17 1000 ha | 360.17 1000 ha | 360.17 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 463.4 1000 ha compare
- 47 Bhutan 413 1000 ha compare
- 48 Côte d'Ivoire 407.36 1000 ha compare
- 50 New Caledonia 337.6 1000 ha compare
- 51 Cambodia 322.17 1000 ha compare
- 52 Iraq 308.36 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 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 primary forest — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary forest — area in Saudi Arabia was 360.17 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 360.17 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 360.17 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary forest — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Primary 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.