Asia vs OECD: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Asia
- OECD
How they compare
Asia currently reports 577,168 1000 ha against 382,348 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 194,820 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.5 times OECD's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 450,320 1000 ha | 415,134 1000 ha | 35,186 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 461,276 1000 ha | 417,566 1000 ha | 43,709 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 493,994 1000 ha | 421,804 1000 ha | 72,190 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 554,498 1000 ha | 418,882 1000 ha | 135,616 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 567,617 1000 ha | 403,888 1000 ha | 163,729 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 573,762 1000 ha | 388,767 1000 ha | 184,995 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 575,660 1000 ha | 383,801 1000 ha | 191,859 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Asia or OECD?
- Asia, at 577,168 1000 ha against 382,348 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Asia and OECD?
- 194,820 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 cropland — 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 Cropland — 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.