Arable land — Area in Asia
Asia: Arable land — Area was 477,077 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Asia recorded 477,077 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Asia peaked at 511,435 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 421,010 1000 ha, in 1961.
Asia ranks 2nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 421,010 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 422,403 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 424,594 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 425,904 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 427,535 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 427,796 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 428,774 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 428,805 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 427,956 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 428,458 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 426,954 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 429,846 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 432,408 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 432,962 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 431,349 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 431,547 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 432,160 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 433,953 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 435,987 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 434,357 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 435,374 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 442,309 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 445,445 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 455,349 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 463,123 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 463,595 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 466,753 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 466,275 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 468,187 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 468,192 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 468,818 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 511,435 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 510,397 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 507,858 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 506,096 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 503,681 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 502,743 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 502,780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 501,763 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 498,009 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 498,414 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 498,096 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 497,626 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 496,816 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 496,895 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 496,028 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 494,854 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 491,845 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 491,741 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 489,785 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 489,369 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 488,118 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 487,129 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 486,060 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 486,500 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 485,017 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 483,533 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 481,780 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 478,544 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 478,271 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 477,219 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 475,784 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 477,288 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 477,077 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 426,086 1000 ha | 421,010 1000 ha | 428,805 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 431,562 1000 ha | 426,954 1000 ha | 435,987 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 454,077 1000 ha | 434,357 1000 ha | 468,187 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 498,376 1000 ha | 468,192 1000 ha | 511,435 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 496,032 1000 ha | 491,741 1000 ha | 498,414 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 485,584 1000 ha | 478,544 1000 ha | 489,785 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,128 1000 ha | 475,784 1000 ha | 478,271 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Asia?
- Arable land — area in Asia was 477,077 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 511,435 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 421,010 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for arable land — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.