Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Saudi Arabia

Arable land share in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 1.6%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.07 pp.

2023 1.6% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 178of 206
Period maximum 1.71%1993
Period minimum 0.53%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Saudi Arabia, 1961–202300.511.5219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.53%1963: 0.55%1965: 0.57%1967: 0.59%1969: 0.61%1971: 0.65%1973: 0.7%1975: 0.75%1977: 0.81%1979: 0.86%1981: 0.9%1983: 1.02%1985: 1.19%1987: 1.35%1989: 1.49%1991: 1.66%1993: 1.71%1995: 1.7%1997: 1.69%1999: 1.68%2001: 1.67%2003: 1.66%2005: 1.66%2007: 1.65%2009: 1.64%2011: 1.63%2013: 1.62%2015: 1.61%2017: 1.6%2019: 1.6%2021: 1.6%2023: 1.6%
Change over the period: +1.07 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Saudi Arabia 1.6%
World 10.67%
Western Asia computed 7.93%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.6 +0 pp
2022 1.6 +0 pp
2021 1.6 +0 pp
2020 1.6 +0 pp
2019 1.6 −0 pp
2018 1.6 −0 pp
2017 1.6 −0 pp
2016 1.61 −0 pp
2015 1.61 −0 pp
2014 1.62 −0 pp
2013 1.62 −0 pp
2012 1.63 −0 pp
2011 1.63 −0 pp
2010 1.63 −0 pp
2009 1.64 −0 pp
2008 1.64 −0 pp
2007 1.65 −0 pp
2006 1.65 −0 pp
2005 1.66 −0 pp
2004 1.66 −0 pp
2003 1.66 −0 pp
2002 1.67 −0 pp
2001 1.67 −0 pp
2000 1.68 −0 pp
1999 1.68 −0 pp
1998 1.69 −0 pp
1997 1.69 −0 pp
1996 1.7 −0 pp
1995 1.7 −0 pp
1994 1.7 −0 pp
1993 1.71 +0.01 pp
1992 1.7 +0.03 pp
1991 1.66 +0.09 pp
1990 1.58 +0.09 pp
1989 1.49 +0.07 pp
1988 1.42 +0.07 pp
1987 1.35 +0.09 pp
1986 1.26 +0.07 pp
1985 1.19 +0.09 pp
1984 1.09 +0.07 pp
1983 1.02 +0.1 pp
1982 0.93 +0.02 pp
1981 0.9 +0.02 pp
1980 0.88 +0.02 pp
1979 0.86 +0.02 pp
1978 0.83 +0.02 pp
1977 0.81 +0.03 pp
1976 0.78 +0.03 pp
1975 0.75 +0.03 pp
1974 0.73 +0.03 pp
1973 0.7 +0.02 pp
1972 0.67 +0.02 pp
1971 0.65 +0.02 pp
1970 0.63 +0.02 pp
1969 0.61 +0.01 pp
1968 0.6 +0.01 pp
1967 0.59 +0.01 pp
1966 0.58 +0.01 pp
1965 0.57 +0.01 pp
1964 0.56 +0.01 pp
1963 0.55 +0.01 pp
1962 0.54 +0.01 pp
1961 0.53

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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