Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 180,329 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Saudi Arabia is 180,329 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Saudi Arabia peaked at 181,969 1000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 180,329 1000 ha, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 181,843 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 181,840 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 181,837 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 181,954 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 181,969 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 181,914 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 181,886 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 181,760 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 181,736 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 181,773 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 181,753 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 181,747 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 181,610 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 181,643 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 181,662 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 181,642 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 181,645 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 181,647 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 181,638 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 181,631 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 181,627 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 181,608 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 181,594 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 181,587 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 181,465 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 181,417 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 181,291 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 181,170 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 181,140 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 180,688 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 180,329 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 180,329 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.85 1000 ha, 63273.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 180,329 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,559 1000 ha, 21.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181,875 1000 ha | 181,760 1000 ha | 181,969 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 181,686 1000 ha | 181,610 1000 ha | 181,773 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,503 1000 ha | 181,170 1000 ha | 181,638 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 180,719 1000 ha | 180,329 1000 ha | 181,140 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Algeria 207,359 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 105,383 1000 ha compare
- 3 China 164,736 1000 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 164,736 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 11,505 1000 ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,300 1000 ha compare
- 5 Libya 154,984 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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Saudi Arabia?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Saudi Arabia was 180,329 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 181,969 1000 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,329 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.