Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 49.5 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Southern 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 Southern Asia is 49.5 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Southern Asia peaked at 52.63 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 49.34 %, in 2010.
That places Southern Asia 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.38 % | — |
| 1962 | 50.64 % | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 50.67 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.86 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 51.11 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 51.21 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 51.29 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 51.35 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 51.05 % | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 51.15 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 51.13 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 51.32 % | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 51.71 % | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 51.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 51.65 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 51.53 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 51.52 % | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.63 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 51.76 % | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 51.54 % | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 51.51 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.97 % | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 51.65 % | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 52.04 % | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 52.09 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.88 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 52.18 % | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 52.08 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 52.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 52.04 % | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 52.31 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 52.29 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.38 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 52.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 52.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52.39 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.45 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.63 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 52.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 52.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.46 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.45 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.73 % | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 49.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.41 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 49.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.43 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.41 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.49 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.59 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.65 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.49 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.5 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.95 % | 50.38 % | 51.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.5 % | 51.13 % | 51.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.91 % | 51.51 % | 52.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.38 % | 52.04 % | 52.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.01 % | 49.41 % | 52.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.48 % | 49.34 % | 49.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.51 % | 49.49 % | 49.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 5 Turkmenistan 84.32 % compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 81.68 % compare
- 7 Uganda 80.28 % compare
- 8 South Africa 79.42 % compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 79.19 % compare
- 10 Comoros 78.91 % compare
- 11 Nigeria 77.09 % compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Southern Asia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Southern Asia was 49.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.63 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.34 % in 2010.
- How does Southern Asia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 — 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.