Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Saudi Arabia

Agricultural land in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 1,736,374 km². Ranked 8 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 101.5%.

2023 1.74M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 8of 209
Period maximum 1.74M km²1999
Period minimum 861,700 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023750,0001M1.25M1.5M1.75M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 861,700 km²1963: 862,120 km²1965: 862,620 km²1967: 863,040 km²1969: 863,750 km²1971: 864,670 km²1973: 865,700 km²1975: 866,840 km²1977: 868,040 km²1979: 869,090 km²1981: 870,130 km²1983: 872,700 km²1985: 976,250 km²1987: 1,079,800 km²1989: 1,182,900 km²1991: 1,236,720 km²1993: 1,307,850 km²1995: 1,447,834 km²1997: 1,587,808 km²1999: 1,738,073 km²2001: 1,737,887 km²2003: 1,737,771 km²2005: 1,737,775 km²2007: 1,737,709 km²2009: 1,737,623 km²2011: 1,737,338 km²2013: 1,737,132 km²2015: 1,736,146 km²2017: 1,736,071 km²2019: 1,736,169 km²2021: 1,736,374 km²2023: 1,736,374 km²
Change over the period: +874,674 (+101.51%) Average annual rate: 1.14 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 1.74M km²
World 47.92M km²
Western Asia computed 2.72M km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.74M +0 +0%
2022 1.74M +0 +0%
2021 1.74M −4 −0%
2020 1.74M +209 +0.01%
2019 1.74M +116 +0.01%
2018 1.74M −19 −0%
2017 1.74M −12 −0%
2016 1.74M −63 −0%
2015 1.74M −76 −0%
2014 1.74M −910 −0.05%
2013 1.74M −103 −0.01%
2012 1.74M −103 −0.01%
2011 1.74M −63 −0%
2010 1.74M −223 −0.01%
2009 1.74M −33 −0%
2008 1.74M −53 −0%
2007 1.74M −43 −0%
2006 1.74M −23 −0%
2005 1.74M −13 −0%
2004 1.74M +17 +0%
2003 1.74M −43 −0%
2002 1.74M −73 −0%
2001 1.74M −113 −0.01%
2000 1.74M −73 −0%
1999 1.74M +70,337 +4.22%
1998 1.67M +79,927 +5.03%
1997 1.59M +69,977 +4.61%
1996 1.52M +69,997 +4.83%
1995 1.45M +70,027 +5.08%
1994 1.38M +69,957 +5.35%
1993 1.31M +70,390 +5.69%
1992 1.24M +740 +0.06%
1991 1.24M +1,910 +0.15%
1990 1.23M +51,910 +4.39%
1989 1.18M +51,600 +4.56%
1988 1.13M +51,500 +4.77%
1987 1.08M +52,000 +5.06%
1986 1.03M +51,550 +5.28%
1985 976,250 +52,020 +5.63%
1984 924,230 +51,530 +5.9%
1983 872,700 +2,020 +0.23%
1982 870,680 +550 +0.06%
1981 870,130 +510 +0.06%
1980 869,620 +530 +0.06%
1979 869,090 +530 +0.06%
1978 868,560 +520 +0.06%
1977 868,040 +540 +0.06%
1976 867,500 +660 +0.08%
1975 866,840 +440 +0.05%
1974 866,400 +700 +0.08%
1973 865,700 +530 +0.06%
1972 865,170 +500 +0.06%
1971 864,670 +470 +0.05%
1970 864,200 +450 +0.05%
1969 863,750 +350 +0.04%
1968 863,400 +360 +0.04%
1967 863,040 +200 +0.02%
1966 862,840 +220 +0.03%
1965 862,620 +210 +0.02%
1964 862,410 +290 +0.03%
1963 862,120 +220 +0.03%
1962 861,900 +200 +0.02%
1961 861,700

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.