Agricultural land in Saudi Arabia
Agricultural land made up 81.7% of the land area of Saudi Arabia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Saudi Arabia, 2024
81.7%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
46.1%
Position in 2024
6th of 208
Agricultural land in Saudi Arabia over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.7% | – |
| 2023 | 81.0% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 81.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.8%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 6th highest value.
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Forest area
1.3%
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Cereal yield
5,105 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.07e (Estimate) per person per day
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Pesticide use
0.70e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
56.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Agriculture share of GDP
2.6%
2025 · World Bank