Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.4924 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.4924 kg/ha for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9585 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0876 kg/ha, in 1971.
That places Saudi Arabia 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3025 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.28 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.292 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2852 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2804 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2894 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2816 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2332 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2439 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2658 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0876 kg/ha | -67.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1188 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1561 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2398 kg/ha | +53.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2066 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2225 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2156 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2059 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2091 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2281 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2126 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3982 kg/ha | +87.3% |
| 1983 | 0.482 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7075 kg/ha | +46.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9585 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9094 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9214 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8706 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8183 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9412 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9352 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8559 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.771 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5151 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4219 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.46 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5421 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 0.614 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5528 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5816 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6462 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6441 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.651 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6292 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6318 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6128 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5209 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4127 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4269 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4142 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3328 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.288 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3361 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.367 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3917 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3768 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3833 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3633 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4348 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4399 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4212 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4747 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4924 kg/ha | +3.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.4924 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.54 kg/ha, 32% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.4924 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9737 kg/ha, 51% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +87.3% | 0.2126 kg/ha | 0.3982 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2765 kg/ha | 0.2332 kg/ha | 0.3025 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1928 kg/ha | 0.0876 kg/ha | 0.2658 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6507 kg/ha | 0.2126 kg/ha | 0.9585 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6609 kg/ha | 0.4219 kg/ha | 0.9412 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5757 kg/ha | 0.4127 kg/ha | 0.651 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3688 kg/ha | 0.288 kg/ha | 0.4348 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4571 kg/ha | 0.4212 kg/ha | 0.4924 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia was 0.4924 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9585 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0876 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).