Asia vs OECD: Agricultural land — Area

Asia
1.52 million 1000 ha
in 2024
OECD
1.16 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Asia
  • OECD
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 1.52 million 1000 ha against 1.16 million 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 360,090 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.3 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.

Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 4 and OECD in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 1.16 million 1000 ha 1.36 million 1000 ha 200,717 1000 ha OECD
1970s 1.16 million 1000 ha 1.35 million 1000 ha 193,554 1000 ha OECD
1980s 1.19 million 1000 ha 1.33 million 1000 ha 143,605 1000 ha OECD
1990s 1.49 million 1000 ha 1.31 million 1000 ha 185,537 1000 ha Asia
2000s 1.57 million 1000 ha 1.25 million 1000 ha 320,637 1000 ha Asia
2010s 1.54 million 1000 ha 1.18 million 1000 ha 356,444 1000 ha Asia
2020s 1.53 million 1000 ha 1.17 million 1000 ha 360,722 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Asia or OECD?
Asia, at 1.52 million 1000 ha against 1.16 million 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Asia and OECD?
360,090 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Asia and OECD rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.