Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 79.08 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.08 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
79.08 percent
in 1999
All-time low
39.54 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 79.08 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saudi Arabia peaked at 79.08 percent in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39.54 percent, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.54 percent | — |
| 1962 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 39.54 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 41.87 percent | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 44.19 percent | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 46.52 percent | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 48.84 percent | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 51.17 percent | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 53.5 percent | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 55.82 percent | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 55.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 55.82 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.08 percent | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 62.33 percent | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 65.59 percent | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 68.85 percent | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 72.1 percent | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 75.82 percent | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 79.08 percent | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.08 percent | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 79.08 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 8.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 79.08 percent is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.77 percent, 5.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.54 percent | 39.54 percent | 39.54 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.54 percent | 39.54 percent | 39.54 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.42 percent | 39.54 percent | 53.5 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.03 percent | 55.82 percent | 79.08 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.08 percent | 79.08 percent | 79.08 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.08 percent | 79.08 percent | 79.08 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.08 percent | 79.08 percent | 79.08 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Falkland Islands 93.19 percent compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 80.75 percent compare
- 4 Djibouti 73.34 percent compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 70.07 percent compare
- 6 South Africa 69.19 percent compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saudi Arabia was 79.08 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.08 percent in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.54 percent in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).