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 124th of 225 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.
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
- 121 Congo 428.29 1000 ha compare
- 122 El Salvador 423.7 1000 ha compare
- 123 New Zealand 406.49 1000 ha compare
- 125 Guinea-Bissau 381.75 1000 ha compare
- 126 Ireland 361 1000 ha compare
- 127 Mauritania 350.42 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 71.44 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,279 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 79.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 171,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.16 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 289 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (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 124th out of 225 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.