Forestland — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Saudi Arabia ranks 141st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 36% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 5.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.