Temporary fallow — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Temporary fallow — Area was 3,684 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary fallow — 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 fallow — area in Saudi Arabia is 3,684 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3,684 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,146 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Saudi Arabia 16th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,252 1000 ha | 2,146 1000 ha | 2,504 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,541 1000 ha | 2,257 1000 ha | 2,850 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,971 1000 ha | 2,595 1000 ha | 3,684 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 fallow — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Temporary fallow — area in Saudi Arabia was 3,684 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,684 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,146 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 Temporary fallow — 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.