Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: FAO projections of arable land
Egypt
4.06 million hectares
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
3.64 million hectares
in 2023
Egypt rank
66th
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.06 million hectares against 3.64 million hectares in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 420,580 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 52,676 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.08 million hectares | 3.74 million hectares | 663,075 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.78 million hectares | 301,247 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | 99,415 hectares | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.03 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 391,988 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Egypt, at 4.06 million hectares against 3.64 million hectares in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 420,580 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Egypt ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.