Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 184,840 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 184,840 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Saudi Arabia peaked at 187,168 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 184,840 1000 ha, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 186,063 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 186,266 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 186,682 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 186,737 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 186,841 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 186,917 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 186,932 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 187,112 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 187,168 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 187,151 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 187,046 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 187,081 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 187,007 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 186,827 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 186,845 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 186,660 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 186,663 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 186,485 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 186,049 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 186,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 186,112 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 186,232 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 185,518 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 184,840 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 184,840 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.53 1000 ha, 348754.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 184,840 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,557 1000 ha, 19.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 186,746 1000 ha | 186,063 1000 ha | 187,168 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 186,781 1000 ha | 186,049 1000 ha | 187,151 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 185,757 1000 ha | 184,840 1000 ha | 186,232 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 China 220,023 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 220,009 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 96,949 1000 ha compare
- 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 9,568 1000 ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,919 1000 ha compare
- 5 Libya 158,782 1000 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 113,270 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 452.23 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 76.57 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 modis in Saudi Arabia?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Saudi Arabia was 184,840 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 187,168 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,840 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 MODIS. 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.