Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Western Asia
Western Asia: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was 0.8519 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Western Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Western Asia stood at 0.8519 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 34.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Western Asia peaked at 6.52 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -3.65 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Western Asia 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.6742 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +276.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3395 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0904 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 1966 | -0.7045 % change on previous year | -879.3% |
| 1967 | -0.1923 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0078 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 1969 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +40756.8% |
| 1970 | -0.8987 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5978 % change on previous year | -166.5% |
| 1972 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +267.0% |
| 1973 | -0.3249 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1974 | -0.4318 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 1975 | -2.1 % change on previous year | +386.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3413 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2037 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6951 % change on previous year | +241.2% |
| 1979 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +201.8% |
| 1980 | -0.9138 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5626 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 1982 | -3 % change on previous year | -633.1% |
| 1983 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 1984 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -286.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7094 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2632 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 1987 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +460.8% |
| 1988 | -0.3491 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 1989 | -0.2062 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2116 % change on previous year | -202.6% |
| 1991 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +484.2% |
| 1992 | 6.52 % change on previous year | +427.3% |
| 1993 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1994 | -0.7541 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 1995 | -0.6913 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1996 | -0.4691 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1997 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +202.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0738 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1999 | -0.7296 % change on previous year | -1088.8% |
| 2000 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +88.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0112 % change on previous year | -100.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6231 % change on previous year | +5446.2% |
| 2003 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -339.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7054 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0216 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 2006 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -8431.5% |
| 2007 | -2.07 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2008 | -3.65 % change on previous year | +76.3% |
| 2009 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7369 % change on previous year | -151.1% |
| 2011 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -354.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3548 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8263 % change on previous year | +132.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 2015 | -0.0903 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2016 | -0.7345 % change on previous year | +713.7% |
| 2017 | -0.4773 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 2018 | -0.7579 % change on previous year | +58.8% |
| 2019 | -0.4025 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 2020 | -0.3023 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4048 % change on previous year | -233.9% |
| 2022 | 0.536 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +141.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8519 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +40756.8% | 0.0078 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -8431.5% | 0.0216 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +5446.2% | 0.0112 % change on previous year | 0.6231 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | -1088.8% | 0.0738 % change on previous year | -0.7296 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7434 % change on previous year | -0.7045 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2375 % change on previous year | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0375 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5192 % change on previous year | -1.42 % change on previous year | 6.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.05 % change on previous year | -3.65 % change on previous year | 0.7054 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1385 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5564 % change on previous year | -0.3023 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Montenegro 16.04 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Colombia 15.49 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 11.25 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 5 French Guiana 7.34 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Oman 7.07 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 6.88 % change on previous year 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 — Area 45,596 1000 ha (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 arable land — area, annual growth rate in Western Asia?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in Western Asia was 0.8519 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.65 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Western Asia rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Western Asia ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.