Agriculture — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Agriculture — Area was 274,698 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area in Western Asia stood at 274,698 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Western Asia peaked at 275,092 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 174,144 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 22nd out of 36 groups 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 | 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 | 272,302 1000 ha | 271,486 1000 ha | 272,912 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,069 1000 ha | 272,240 1000 ha | 274,698 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- 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)
- Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.24 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Western Asia?
- Agriculture — area in Western Asia was 274,698 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 275,092 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,144 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for agriculture — area?
- Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.