Agricultural land — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Agricultural land — Area was 274,302 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Western 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 Western Asia is 274,302 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Western Asia peaked at 275,092 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 174,144 1000 ha, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 22nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174,144 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 174,392 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 175,295 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 175,140 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 174,681 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 174,251 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 174,167 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 174,315 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 175,438 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 175,057 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 175,259 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 176,706 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 177,072 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 176,740 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 175,912 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 176,013 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 176,019 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 176,165 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 177,064 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 176,908 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 177,052 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 175,712 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 175,360 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 181,320 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 187,101 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 192,620 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 198,776 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 203,647 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 208,912 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 213,980 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 214,965 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 223,729 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 231,277 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 238,081 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 244,223 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 251,124 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 257,652 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 266,324 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 273,646 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 274,001 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 274,383 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 275,092 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 274,572 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 274,889 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 275,060 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 274,841 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 273,964 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 272,483 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 271,709 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 272,109 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 271,486 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 271,756 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 272,128 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 272,498 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 272,450 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 272,225 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 271,986 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 271,860 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 271,858 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 271,852 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 272,066 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 272,280 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 272,823 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 274,302 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174,647 1000 ha | 174,144 1000 ha | 175,438 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 176,201 1000 ha | 175,057 1000 ha | 177,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,741 1000 ha | 175,360 1000 ha | 208,912 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 241,500 1000 ha | 213,980 1000 ha | 273,646 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 274,099 1000 ha | 271,709 1000 ha | 275,092 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 272,036 1000 ha | 271,486 1000 ha | 272,498 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,665 1000 ha | 271,852 1000 ha | 274,302 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.0029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.08 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 57.25 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Western Asia?
- Agricultural land — area in Western Asia was 274,302 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 275,092 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,144 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.