Indonesia vs Western Asia: Arable land — Area

Indonesia
17,694 1000 ha
in 2024
Western Asia
38,665 1000 ha
in 2024
Indonesia rank
21st
Western Asia rank
23rd

Arable land — Area over time

  • Indonesia
  • Western Asia
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922024

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 38,665 1000 ha against 17,694 1000 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 20,971 1000 ha.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 2.2 times Indonesia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 21st and Western Asia ranks 23rd of 231 countries.

Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 15,181 1000 ha 38,444 1000 ha 23,264 1000 ha Western Asia
1970s 16,601 1000 ha 39,782 1000 ha 23,182 1000 ha Western Asia
1980s 19,107 1000 ha 39,940 1000 ha 20,833 1000 ha Western Asia
1990s 18,080 1000 ha 42,763 1000 ha 24,683 1000 ha Western Asia
2000s 17,923 1000 ha 40,881 1000 ha 22,957 1000 ha Western Asia
2010s 17,845 1000 ha 38,086 1000 ha 20,241 1000 ha Western Asia
2020s 17,770 1000 ha 38,000 1000 ha 20,230 1000 ha Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Indonesia or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 38,665 1000 ha against 17,694 1000 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Indonesia and Western Asia?
20,971 1000 ha, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Western Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Western Asia rank globally for arable land — area?
Indonesia ranks 21st and Western Asia ranks 23rd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.