Asia vs OECD: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Asia
- OECD
How they compare
Asia currently reports 1.53 million 1000 ha against 1.19 million 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 337,170 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 | 192,324 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 1.19 million 1000 ha | 1.33 million 1000 ha | 147,225 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 1.49 million 1000 ha | 1.32 million 1000 ha | 173,785 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 1.57 million 1000 ha | 1.28 million 1000 ha | 288,990 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 1.54 million 1000 ha | 1.22 million 1000 ha | 319,283 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 1.53 million 1000 ha | 1.20 million 1000 ha | 330,756 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Asia or OECD?
- Asia, at 1.53 million 1000 ha against 1.19 million 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Asia and OECD?
- 337,170 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 agriculture — 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 Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.