Share global forest in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share global forest was 0.067 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.067
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
96th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.067
in 2025
All-time low
0.0637
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.067. 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 global forest in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.067 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0637, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 96th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0637 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0639 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.064 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0642 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0644 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0645 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0647 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0648 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.065 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0652 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0653 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0654 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0654 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0655 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0656 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0656 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0657 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0657 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0658 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0658 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0659 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.066 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.066 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0661 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0661 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0662 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0662 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0663 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0664 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0664 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0665 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0666 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0667 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0668 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0669 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.067 | +0.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.067 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 6.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.067 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 13.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0644 | 0.0637 | 0.0652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0656 | 0.0653 | 0.0658 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0662 | 0.0659 | 0.0664 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0667 | 0.0665 | 0.067 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0134 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 3.63 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 62.36 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Saudi Arabia?
- Share global forest in Saudi Arabia was 0.067 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.067 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0637 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share global forest?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 96th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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