Agricultural land — Share in Land area in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 29.77 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in South-Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in South-Eastern Asia is 29.77 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 30.13 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.37 %, in 1961.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 31 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 — Share in Land area in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.37 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.54 % | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 17.75 % | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 17.9 % | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 18.07 % | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 18.22 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 18.37 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 18.52 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 18.67 % | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 18.82 % | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 18.74 % | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 19.11 % | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 19.31 % | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 19.63 % | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 19.86 % | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 20.17 % | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 20.44 % | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 20.71 % | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 20.99 % | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 21.23 % | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 21.46 % | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 21.7 % | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 21.81 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 21.83 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 22.57 % | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 23.22 % | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 24.01 % | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 24.34 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 24.56 % | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 24.76 % | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 24.01 % | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 23.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 24.15 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 24.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 24.45 % | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 24.66 % | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 24.75 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 24.86 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.25 % | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 25.29 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 25.7 % | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.93 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.16 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 26.39 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.56 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 26.98 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.37 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.65 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.97 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 28.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.41 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 28.49 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.66 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 28.82 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.27 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 29.42 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 29.46 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.75 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.99 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 30.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 30.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.76 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 29.77 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.05 % | 17.37 % | 18.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.78 % | 18.74 % | 20.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.67 % | 21.23 % | 24.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.51 % | 23.98 % | 25.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6 % | 25.29 % | 27.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.04 % | 28.1 % | 29.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.98 % | 29.76 % | 30.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 20 Somalia 70.34 % compare
- 21 Faroe Islands 70.12 % compare
- 22 Eswatini 69.61 % compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.21 % compare
- 24 Togo 69.08 % compare
- 25 Mongolia 68.81 % compare
- 26 Isle of Man 68.27 % compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.29 g/Int$ (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in South-Eastern Asia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in South-Eastern Asia was 29.77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.13 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.37 % in 1961.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-Eastern 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.