Share of global forest area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of global forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 96th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global forest area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 6.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 13.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 share of global forest area in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of global forest area in Saudi Arabia was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of global forest area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 96th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.