Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fibre furnish — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0848 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 78th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0153 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0171 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0229 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0259 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 1000 USD per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0328 1000 USD per square kilometre | +191.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0287 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0349 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0292 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0327 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0399 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0469 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0278 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0434 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 0.065 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0437 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0457 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0762 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0602 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0581 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0848 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0502 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0489 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0476 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0823 1000 USD per square kilometre | +73.0% |
| 2023 | 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4622 1000 USD per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2063 1000 USD per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +191.9% | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0328 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0168 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0316 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0469 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0608 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0434 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0848 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0627 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0476 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0823 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 75 Ghana 0.0794 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 76 Argentina 0.0792 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 77 Bulgaria 0.077 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 79 Algeria 0.0693 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 80 North Macedonia 0.0681 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 81 Belarus 0.0633 1000 USD per square kilometre 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 total fibre furnish — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Total fibre furnish — import value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0848 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total fibre furnish — import value, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fibre furnish — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total fibre furnish — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total fibre furnish — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total fibre furnish — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total fibre furnish — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.