Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia: Breakdown of habitable land area

Netherlands

80,930 hectares

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

82,170 hectares

in 2019

Netherlands rank

99th

Saudi Arabia rank

98th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 82,170 hectares against 80,930 hectares in Netherlands, a difference of 1,240 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 99th and Saudi Arabia ranks 98th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.