Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Asia
Asia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 49 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 49 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Asia peaked at 51.17 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 42.66 %, in 1961.
That places Asia 14th out of 47 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.89 % | 42.66 % | 43.01 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 43 % | 42.7 % | 43.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.08 % | 42.81 % | 45.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.33 % | 45.84 % | 51.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.42 % | 49.75 % | 51.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.52 % | 49.2 % | 49.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1 % | 48.95 % | 49.19 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 2.91 million million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 2.65 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Asia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Asia was 49 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.17 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.66 % in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Asia ranks 14th out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.