Agricultural land — Area in Asia
Asia: Agricultural land — Area was 1.52 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Asia is 1.52 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Asia peaked at 1.59 million 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Asia 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.17 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 1.23 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million 1000 ha | 1.23 million 1000 ha | 1.59 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 million 1000 ha | 1.55 million 1000 ha | 1.59 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million 1000 ha | 1.53 million 1000 ha | 1.55 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million 1000 ha | 1.52 million 1000 ha | 1.53 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 OECD 1.16 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 USSR 555,420 1000 ha compare
- 3 China 392,604 1000 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 391,823 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 373,213 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 947,202 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 62.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.44 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.44 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.6 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 86,424 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 251,913 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 37.86 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Asia?
- Agricultural land — area in Asia was 1.52 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.