Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Saudi Arabia

Arable land in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 3,430,417 ha. Ranked 65 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 200.9%.

2023 3.43M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 65of 206
Period maximum 3.67M ha1993
Period minimum 1.14M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Saudi Arabia, 1961–202301M2M3M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,140,000 ha1963: 1,180,000 ha1965: 1,220,000 ha1967: 1,260,000 ha1969: 1,320,000 ha1971: 1,400,000 ha1973: 1,500,000 ha1975: 1,620,000 ha1977: 1,740,000 ha1979: 1,840,000 ha1981: 1,940,000 ha1983: 2,200,000 ha1985: 2,550,000 ha1987: 2,900,000 ha1989: 3,200,000 ha1991: 3,579,000 ha1993: 3,672,000 ha1995: 3,653,417 ha1997: 3,634,833 ha1999: 3,616,250 ha2001: 3,597,667 ha2003: 3,579,084 ha2005: 3,560,500 ha2007: 3,541,917 ha2009: 3,523,334 ha2011: 3,504,750 ha2013: 3,486,167 ha2015: 3,467,584 ha2017: 3,449,000 ha2019: 3,430,417 ha2021: 3,430,417 ha2023: 3,430,417 ha
Change over the period: +2.29M (+200.91%) Average annual rate: 1.79 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Saudi Arabia 3.43M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Western Asia computed 37.99M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3.43M +0 +0%
2022 3.43M +0 +0%
2021 3.43M +0 +0%
2020 3.43M +0 +0%
2019 3.43M −9,292 −0.27%
2018 3.44M −9,292 −0.27%
2017 3.45M −9,292 −0.27%
2016 3.46M −9,292 −0.27%
2015 3.47M −9,292 −0.27%
2014 3.48M −9,292 −0.27%
2013 3.49M −9,292 −0.27%
2012 3.5M −9,292 −0.27%
2011 3.5M −9,292 −0.26%
2010 3.51M −9,292 −0.26%
2009 3.52M −9,292 −0.26%
2008 3.53M −9,292 −0.26%
2007 3.54M −9,292 −0.26%
2006 3.55M −9,292 −0.26%
2005 3.56M −9,292 −0.26%
2004 3.57M −9,292 −0.26%
2003 3.58M −9,292 −0.26%
2002 3.59M −9,292 −0.26%
2001 3.6M −9,292 −0.26%
2000 3.61M −9,292 −0.26%
1999 3.62M −9,292 −0.26%
1998 3.63M −9,292 −0.26%
1997 3.63M −9,292 −0.25%
1996 3.64M −9,292 −0.25%
1995 3.65M −9,292 −0.25%
1994 3.66M −9,292 −0.25%
1993 3.67M +22,000 +0.6%
1992 3.65M +71,000 +1.98%
1991 3.58M +189,000 +5.58%
1990 3.39M +190,000 +5.94%
1989 3.2M +150,000 +4.92%
1988 3.05M +150,000 +5.17%
1987 2.9M +200,000 +7.41%
1986 2.7M +150,000 +5.88%
1985 2.55M +200,000 +8.51%
1984 2.35M +150,000 +6.82%
1983 2.2M +210,000 +10.55%
1982 1.99M +50,000 +2.58%
1981 1.94M +50,000 +2.65%
1980 1.89M +50,000 +2.72%
1979 1.84M +50,000 +2.79%
1978 1.79M +50,000 +2.87%
1977 1.74M +60,000 +3.57%
1976 1.68M +60,000 +3.7%
1975 1.62M +60,000 +3.85%
1974 1.56M +60,000 +4%
1973 1.5M +50,000 +3.45%
1972 1.45M +50,000 +3.57%
1971 1.4M +40,000 +2.94%
1970 1.36M +40,000 +3.03%
1969 1.32M +30,000 +2.33%
1968 1.29M +30,000 +2.38%
1967 1.26M +20,000 +1.61%
1966 1.24M +20,000 +1.64%
1965 1.22M +20,000 +1.67%
1964 1.2M +20,000 +1.69%
1963 1.18M +20,000 +1.72%
1962 1.16M +20,000 +1.75%
1961 1.14M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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