Temporary crops — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Temporary crops — Area was 402 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Saudi Arabia is 402 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,011 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 402 1000 ha, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 135th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 956.65 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,011 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1,003 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 976.71 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 921.16 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 875.93 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 846 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 739 1000 ha | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 596 1000 ha | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 580 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 559 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 517 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 464.5 1000 ha | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 412 1000 ha | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 890 1000 ha | +116.0% |
| 2016 | 877 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 837.97 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 692.29 1000 ha | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 438.59 1000 ha | -36.6% |
| 2020 | 619.66 1000 ha | +41.3% |
| 2021 | 660 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 543.59 1000 ha | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 427.18 1000 ha | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 402 1000 ha | -5.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 402 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 2.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 402 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 284.7 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary crops — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +116.0% | 412 1000 ha | 890 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 880.57 1000 ha | 596 1000 ha | 1,011 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 626.83 1000 ha | 412 1000 ha | 890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 530.49 1000 ha | 402 1000 ha | 660 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 132 Congo 428.29 1000 ha compare
- 133 El Salvador 423.7 1000 ha compare
- 134 New Zealand 406.49 1000 ha compare
- 136 Guinea-Bissau 381.75 1000 ha compare
- 137 Ireland 361 1000 ha compare
- 138 Mauritania 350.42 1000 ha 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)
- 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 temporary crops — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Temporary crops — area in Saudi Arabia was 402 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,011 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 402 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for temporary crops — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 135th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.