Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.0022 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 1973.
Saudi Arabia ranks 160th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +381.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +117.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +70.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +58.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 160th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.