Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 2,776 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2,776 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,776 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,768 1000 ha, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,768 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,770 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,771 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,773 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,774 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,776 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,772 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 2,776 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 87 Georgia 3,100 1000 ha compare
- 88 Costa Rica 2,993 1000 ha compare
- 89 Czechia 2,968 1000 ha compare
- 91 Bhutan 2,683 1000 ha compare
- 92 Solomon Islands 2,515 1000 ha compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 2,457 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5376 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Saudi Arabia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Saudi Arabia was 2,776 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,776 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,768 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 90th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).