What is agricultural land — area in Eastern Asia?

Agricultural land — area in Eastern Asia was 508,590 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Eastern Asia?

The highest recorded value was 580,003 1000 ha in 1991.

What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Eastern Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 508,590 1000 ha in 2024.

How does Eastern Asia rank for agricultural land — area?

Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Eastern 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.

Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Asia

Name: Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Eastern Asia: Agricultural land — Area was 508,590 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

508,590 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.0%

Rank

11th

of 36 groups

All-time high

580,003 1000 ha

in 1991

All-time low

508,590 1000 ha

in 2024

Years of data

1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 508,590 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 580,003 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 508,590 1000 ha, in 2024.

That places Eastern Asia 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	575,425 1000 ha	573,878 1000 ha	576,459 1000 ha	9
1970s	565,790 1000 ha	554,140 1000 ha	573,534 1000 ha	10
1980s	567,989 1000 ha	553,259 1000 ha	578,220 1000 ha	10
1990s	573,076 1000 ha	566,116 1000 ha	580,003 1000 ha	10
2000s	561,208 1000 ha	550,137 1000 ha	575,071 1000 ha	10
2010s	531,079 1000 ha	515,291 1000 ha	546,716 1000 ha	10
2020s	511,613 1000 ha	508,590 1000 ha	514,105 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

8 Russian Federation 215,712 1000 ha compare
9 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare
10 India 178,220 1000 ha compare
11 Saudi Arabia 175,590 1000 ha compare
12 Sudan (former) 137,246 1000 ha compare
13 Sudan 112,665 1000 ha compare
14 Mongolia 107,246 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

More environment data for Eastern Asia

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 8.81 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.85 million t (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,108 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area 138,841 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 27.3 % (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 9.44 million t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.7 kg/cap (2024)

All data for Eastern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Eastern Asia?: Agricultural land — area in Eastern Asia was 508,590 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Eastern Asia?: The highest recorded value was 580,003 1000 ha in 1991.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Eastern Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 508,590 1000 ha in 2024.
How does Eastern Asia rank for agricultural land — area?: Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern 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

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: 12 August 2026

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.