How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
179th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 164.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Saudi Arabia ranks 179th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0103 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0102 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0101 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0104 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0111 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0123 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0107 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0116 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0114 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0133 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0179 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0203 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0212 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0223 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0214 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0225 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0198 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0225 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0264 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0225 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.024 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0252 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0262 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0296 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0348 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0377 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0424 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0438 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0426 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0375 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0362 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0378 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.043 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0456 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0495 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0565 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0651 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0659 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0766 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0827 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0856 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0097 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0103 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0101 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0123 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0182 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0225 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0234 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0197 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0264 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0345 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0438 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.048 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0362 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0659 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0862 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0766 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 177 Serbia 0.1079 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 178 Switzerland 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mali 0.0996 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 181 Canada 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 182 Paraguay 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.