Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 100.0% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Norfolk Island 100.0% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.7% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 95.6% 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0094 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Saudi Arabia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Saudi Arabia was 100.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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