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Saudi Arabia · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

200th of 213 · 17th in MENA+
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Forest coverSaudi Arabia's forest cover was 0.5 % in 1994 and 0.5 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.4%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5 %

Saudi Arabia's forest cover was 0.5 % in 1994 and 0.5 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

125th of 213 · 6th in MENA+
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Forest areaSaudi Arabia's forest area was 9,770 km in 1994 and 9,770 km in 2023.1995200020052010201520208,5009,0009,50010k10.5k11k9,770 km

Saudi Arabia's forest area was 9,770 km in 1994 and 9,770 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

97th of 213 · 6th in MENA+
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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Saudi Arabia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 31.3 % in 2013 to 18.5 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220240%10%20%30%18.5 %

Saudi Arabia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 31.3 % in 2013 to 18.5 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

5th of 209 · 1st in MENA+
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Agricultural land (% of land area)Saudi Arabia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 64.1 % in 1994 to 80.8 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202060%65%70%75%80%85%80.8 %

Saudi Arabia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 64.1 % in 1994 to 80.8 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

178th of 206 · 18th in MENA+
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Arable land (% of land area)Saudi Arabia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 1.7 % in 1994 to 1.6 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520202%2%2%1.6 %

Saudi Arabia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 1.7 % in 1994 to 1.6 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

199th of 200 · 22nd in MENA+
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Air pollution (PM2.5)Saudi Arabia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 55.1 in 1994 to 73.5 in 2023.1995200020052010201520205060708073.5

Saudi Arabia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 55.1 in 1994 to 73.5 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

171st of 175 · 17th in MENA+
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Water stressSaudi Arabia's water stress rose from 690.4 % in 1993 to 974.2 % in 2022.199520002005201020152020700%800%900%1,000%974.2 %

Saudi Arabia's water stress rose from 690.4 % in 1993 to 974.2 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

173rd of 181 · 14th in MENA+
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Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaSaudi Arabia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 196.5 in 1993 to 74.6 in 2022.1995200020052010201520205010015020025074.6

Saudi Arabia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 196.5 in 1993 to 74.6 in 2022.

Access

Safe sanitation

% of population

45th of 141 · 7th in MENA+
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Safe sanitationSaudi Arabia's safe sanitation fell from 84.5 % in 2013 to 83.9 % in 2024.20142016201820202022202484%84%84%84%85%83.9 %

Saudi Arabia's safe sanitation fell from 84.5 % in 2013 to 83.9 % in 2024.

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