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Saudi Arabia: Arable land (% of land area)

2.00percent · 2024+23.7% since 2014

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242
20231.798
20221.596
20211.596
20201.596
20191.596
20181.6
20171.604
20161.609
20151.613
20141.617
20131.622
20121.626
20111.63
20101.635
20091.639
20081.643
20071.648
20061.652
20051.656
20041.661
20031.665
20021.669
20011.674
20001.678
19991.682
19981.687
19971.691
19961.695
19951.7
19941.704
19931.708
19921.698
19911.665
19901.577
19891.489
19881.419
19871.349
19861.256
19851.186
19841.093
19831.023
19820.926
19810.902
19800.879
19790.856
19780.833
19770.809
19760.782
19750.754
19740.726
19730.698
19720.675
19710.651
19700.633
19690.614
19680.6
19670.586
19660.577
19650.568
19640.558
19630.549
19620.54
19610.53

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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