Agricultural land — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Agricultural land — Area was 316,451 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Area in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Southern Asia stood at 316,451 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Southern Asia peaked at 336,857 1000 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 315,785 1000 ha, in 2010.
Southern Asia ranks 18th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 326,499 1000 ha | 322,825 1000 ha | 329,046 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 330,018 1000 ha | 327,616 1000 ha | 331,698 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 332,664 1000 ha | 330,091 1000 ha | 334,485 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 335,413 1000 ha | 333,490 1000 ha | 336,857 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 326,470 1000 ha | 316,226 1000 ha | 335,818 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 316,519 1000 ha | 315,785 1000 ha | 317,370 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,523 1000 ha | 316,397 1000 ha | 316,868 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 28.69 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 72,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4.15 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.39 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.73 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Southern Asia?
- Agricultural land — area in Southern Asia was 316,451 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 336,857 1000 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,785 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Southern Asia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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.