Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.0039 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Saudi Arabia 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -63.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -62.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +332.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +288.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -87.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +514.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -61.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +305.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -84.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +192.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2000 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +193.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +74.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -80.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +229.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 2021 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0039 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0039 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0299 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +514.0% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +332.7% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +305.8% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +288.8% | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +229.5% | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +192.1% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 133 Papua New Guinea 0.0053 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Sweden 0.0048 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Turkmenistan 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Oman 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Libya 0.001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 Algeria 0.0008 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.