What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Philippines and Saudi Arabia?

0.0003 hectares per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saudi Arabia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Philippines vs Saudi Arabia: Cropland per person over the long-term

Philippines

0.0955 hectares per person

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.0958 hectares per person

in 2025

Philippines rank

139th

Saudi Arabia rank

138th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Philippines
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0958 hectares per person against 0.0955 hectares per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Philippines ranks 139th and Saudi Arabia ranks 138th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.4049 hectares per person	0.8723 hectares per person	0.4674 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1100s	0.4048 hectares per person	0.842 hectares per person	0.4373 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1200s	0.4047 hectares per person	0.8094 hectares per person	0.4047 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1300s	0.4047 hectares per person	0.774 hectares per person	0.3693 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1400s	0.4046 hectares per person	0.7349 hectares per person	0.3303 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1500s	0.4046 hectares per person	0.6912 hectares per person	0.2866 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1600s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.6412 hectares per person	0.2366 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1700s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5817 hectares per person	0.1772 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1710s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5751 hectares per person	0.1706 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1720s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5683 hectares per person	0.1638 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1730s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5613 hectares per person	0.1568 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1740s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5542 hectares per person	0.1497 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1750s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5468 hectares per person	0.1423 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1760s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5393 hectares per person	0.1348 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1770s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5315 hectares per person	0.1271 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1780s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5236 hectares per person	0.1191 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1790s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5153 hectares per person	0.1108 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1800s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.5068 hectares per person	0.1023 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1810s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.498 hectares per person	0.0935 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1820s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.4889 hectares per person	0.0844 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1830s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.4794 hectares per person	0.0749 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1840s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.4695 hectares per person	0.065 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1850s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.4592 hectares per person	0.0547 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1860s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.4484 hectares per person	0.0439 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1870s	0.4045 hectares per person	0.4371 hectares per person	0.0326 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1880s	0.4043 hectares per person	0.4251 hectares per person	0.0208 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1890s	0.3978 hectares per person	0.4124 hectares per person	0.0147 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1900s	0.3912 hectares per person	0.3989 hectares per person	0.0077 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1910s	0.3846 hectares per person	0.3844 hectares per person	0.0002 hectares per person	Philippines
1920s	0.3781 hectares per person	0.3688 hectares per person	0.0093 hectares per person	Philippines
1930s	0.3439 hectares per person	0.3516 hectares per person	0.0078 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1940s	0.3096 hectares per person	0.3326 hectares per person	0.023 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1950s	0.2702 hectares per person	0.3003 hectares per person	0.0301 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1960s	0.238 hectares per person	0.2632 hectares per person	0.0252 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1970s	0.2043 hectares per person	0.2268 hectares per person	0.0225 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0.183 hectares per person	0.199 hectares per person	0.016 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0.1436 hectares per person	0.2072 hectares per person	0.0636 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.1185 hectares per person	0.162 hectares per person	0.0435 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.1092 hectares per person	0.1197 hectares per person	0.0105 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.0985 hectares per person	0.1 hectares per person	0.0015 hectares per person	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Philippines or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.0958 hectares per person against 0.0955 hectares per person in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Philippines and Saudi Arabia?: 0.0003 hectares per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saudi Arabia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Philippines and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Philippines ranks 139th and Saudi Arabia ranks 138th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.