Why does the World Bank say that Saudi Arabia’s Agricultural land (% of land area) is 80%

Question

[Link](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.AGRI.ZS?locations=SA&most_recent_value_desc=true)

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Answer 1

That statistic is derived from self reported figures from national governments. There is no uniform definition as to what that statistic is actually measuring and if you click on the details button it will give you a gigantic warning about how that statistic doesn’t necessarily mean much – especially when comparing between countries with dramatically different climates.