Agricultural land irrigation in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land irrigation was 0.4363 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4363
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 1992
All-time low
0.4093
in 2021
Years of data
13
1992β2023
Agricultural land irrigation in Saudi Arabia, 1992β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.4363 for agricultural land irrigation in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land irrigation in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.3 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4093, in 2021.
Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9366 | 0.6852 | 1.3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6854 | 0.6853 | 0.6854 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5968 | 0.4941 | 0.686 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4316 | 0.4093 | 0.4446 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land irrigation in Saudi Arabia?
- Agricultural land irrigation in Saudi Arabia was 0.4363 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land irrigation recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land irrigation recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4093 in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for agricultural land irrigation?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land irrigation rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land irrigation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).