Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Saudi Arabia

Arable land per capita in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 0.1018 ha/person. Ranked 107 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 77.4%.

2023 0.1018 ha/person −4.53% vs 2022
World rank 107of 206
Period maximum 0.4512 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1018 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Saudi Arabia, 1961–202300.20.40.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.4512 ha/person1963: 0.4339 ha/person1965: 0.4166 ha/person1967: 0.3991 ha/person1969: 0.3863 ha/person1971: 0.3759 ha/person1973: 0.3653 ha/person1975: 0.3556 ha/person1977: 0.3423 ha/person1979: 0.3226 ha/person1981: 0.3022 ha/person1983: 0.3033 ha/person1985: 0.3128 ha/person1987: 0.3176 ha/person1989: 0.3159 ha/person1991: 0.3207 ha/person1993: 0.3006 ha/person1995: 0.2749 ha/person1997: 0.2529 ha/person1999: 0.2337 ha/person2001: 0.2111 ha/person2003: 0.1905 ha/person2005: 0.1732 ha/person2007: 0.1583 ha/person2009: 0.1455 ha/person2011: 0.1397 ha/person2013: 0.1262 ha/person2015: 0.1163 ha/person2017: 0.1113 ha/person2019: 0.1141 ha/person2021: 0.1114 ha/person2023: 0.1018 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.3495 (−77.44%) Average annual rate: -2.37 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Saudi Arabia 0.1018 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Middle East & North Africa 0.1136 ha/person
Western Asia computed 0.1257 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1018 −0.0048 −4.53%
2022 0.1066 −0.0048 −4.32%
2021 0.1114 +0.0027 +2.5%
2020 0.1087 −0.0054 −4.72%
2019 0.1141 +0.0002 +0.17%
2018 0.1139 +0.0026 +2.31%
2017 0.1113 −0.0004 −0.34%
2016 0.1117 −0.0046 −3.93%
2015 0.1163 −0.0065 −5.31%
2014 0.1228 −0.0034 −2.68%
2013 0.1262 −0.0074 −5.52%
2012 0.1336 −0.0061 −4.37%
2011 0.1397 −0.0069 −4.69%
2010 0.1465 +0.0011 +0.73%
2009 0.1455 −0.0062 −4.09%
2008 0.1517 −0.0067 −4.2%
2007 0.1583 −0.0071 −4.32%
2006 0.1655 −0.0077 −4.44%
2005 0.1732 −0.0083 −4.58%
2004 0.1815 −0.009 −4.74%
2003 0.1905 −0.0098 −4.91%
2002 0.2003 −0.0108 −5.1%
2001 0.2111 −0.0118 −5.31%
2000 0.223 −0.0108 −4.61%
1999 0.2337 −0.0092 −3.8%
1998 0.243 −0.0099 −3.91%
1997 0.2529 −0.0106 −4.03%
1996 0.2635 −0.0114 −4.16%
1995 0.2749 −0.0124 −4.3%
1994 0.2873 −0.0133 −4.43%
1993 0.3006 −0.0117 −3.76%
1992 0.3123 −0.0084 −2.61%
1991 0.3207 +0.0021 +0.66%
1990 0.3186 +0.0026 +0.84%
1989 0.3159 −0.0008 −0.25%
1988 0.3167 −0.0009 −0.28%
1987 0.3176 +0.0047 +1.51%
1986 0.3129 +0.0001 +0.03%
1985 0.3128 +0.0075 +2.46%
1984 0.3053 +0.002 +0.65%
1983 0.3033 +0.0117 +4.02%
1982 0.2916 −0.0106 −3.49%
1981 0.3022 −0.0103 −3.31%
1980 0.3125 −0.0101 −3.13%
1979 0.3226 −0.01 −3.01%
1978 0.3326 −0.0097 −2.84%
1977 0.3423 −0.0071 −2.03%
1976 0.3494 −0.0061 −1.72%
1975 0.3556 −0.0053 −1.46%
1974 0.3608 −0.0045 −1.23%
1973 0.3653 −0.006 −1.61%
1972 0.3713 −0.0047 −1.25%
1971 0.3759 −0.0058 −1.52%
1970 0.3818 −0.0045 −1.17%
1969 0.3863 −0.0067 −1.7%
1968 0.393 −0.0061 −1.53%
1967 0.3991 −0.0088 −2.16%
1966 0.4079 −0.0086 −2.08%
1965 0.4166 −0.0087 −2.04%
1964 0.4252 −0.0087 −2%
1963 0.4339 −0.0087 −1.96%
1962 0.4426 −0.0087 −1.92%
1961 0.4512

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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