Saudi Arabia vs Western Sahara: Agricultural land per capita
Saudi Arabia
5.22 hectares per capita
in 2023
Western Sahara
8.63 hectares per capita
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Western Sahara rank
7th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 8.63 hectares per capita against 5.22 hectares per capita in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.41 hectares per capita.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and Western Sahara ranks 7th of 226 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.56 hectares per capita | 115.62 hectares per capita | 86.07 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 19.63 hectares per capita | 64.65 hectares per capita | 45.03 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 12.39 hectares per capita | 34.3 hectares per capita | 21.91 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 11.01 hectares per capita | 23.88 hectares per capita | 12.87 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 8.77 hectares per capita | 15.26 hectares per capita | 6.49 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 6.07 hectares per capita | 10.57 hectares per capita | 4.51 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 5.44 hectares per capita | 8.87 hectares per capita | 3.43 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Saudi Arabia or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 8.63 hectares per capita against 5.22 hectares per capita in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Saudi Arabia and Western Sahara?
- 3.41 hectares per capita, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Western Sahara?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Western Sahara rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and Western Sahara ranks 7th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.