Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 57.24 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 57.24 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Western Asia peaked at 57.37 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37.74 %, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.74 % | — |
| 1962 | 37.79 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 37.99 % | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 37.95 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 37.86 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 37.76 % | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 37.74 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 37.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 38.02 % | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 37.94 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 37.98 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 38.29 % | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 38.37 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 38.3 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 38.12 % | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 38.14 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 38.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 38.18 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 38.37 % | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 38.34 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 38.37 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 38.08 % | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 38 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 39.29 % | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 40.55 % | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 41.74 % | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 43.08 % | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 44.13 % | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 45.27 % | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 46.37 % | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 46.59 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 46.65 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.23 % | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 49.65 % | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 50.93 % | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 52.37 % | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 53.73 % | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 55.54 % | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 57.07 % | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 57.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 57.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 57.26 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 57.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 57.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 57.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 56.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 56.7 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 56.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 56.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 56.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 56.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.85 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 56.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 56.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 56.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 56.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 57.24 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.85 % | 37.74 % | 38.02 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.18 % | 37.94 % | 38.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.69 % | 38 % | 45.27 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.71 % | 46.37 % | 57.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.17 % | 56.7 % | 57.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.77 % | 56.65 % | 56.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9 % | 56.73 % | 57.24 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Tuvalu 99.96 % compare
- 2 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 93.17 % compare
- 3 Lesotho 92.89 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 87.36 % compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 84.32 % compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 81.68 % compare
- 7 Uganda 80.28 % compare
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)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 16.62 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Western Asia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Western Asia was 57.24 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.37 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.74 % in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Western Asia ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — 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.