River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Saudi Arabia is 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.59 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.59 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 2.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.57 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.55 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.56 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.56 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.56 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.53 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.52 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.52 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.51 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.51 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4252 Percentage of agricultural land area, 5.8× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.17 Percentage of agricultural land area, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.55 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.52 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.59 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.51 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Saudi Arabia?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Saudi Arabia was 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 88th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org