Breakdown of habitable land area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Breakdown of habitable land area was 82,170 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 82,170 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over five years.
That places Saudi Arabia 98th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 74,830 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 77,430 hectares | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 80,960 hectares | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 81,090 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82,170 hectares | +1.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 82,170 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 3.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 82,170 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 hectares, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Saudi Arabia?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Saudi Arabia was 82,170 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 82,170 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,830 hectares in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 98th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.