Arable land — Area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Arable land — Area was 38,363 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Central Asia is 38,363 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Central Asia peaked at 42,901 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 36,516 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Central Asia 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 42,816 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 42,901 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 42,586 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 42,684 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 41,006 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 40,614 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 40,254 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 40,227 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 38,381 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 37,469 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 36,516 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 36,579 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 36,692 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 36,845 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 36,866 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 36,694 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 36,528 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 36,546 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36,561 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36,995 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 37,070 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 37,198 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37,116 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37,313 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 37,473 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 37,498 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 37,446 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 37,590 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 37,780 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 37,931 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 38,060 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 38,193 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 38,363 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,636 1000 ha | 40,227 1000 ha | 42,901 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 36,912 1000 ha | 36,516 1000 ha | 38,381 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,226 1000 ha | 36,561 1000 ha | 37,590 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,066 1000 ha | 37,780 1000 ha | 38,363 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Central Asia?
- Arable land — area in Central Asia was 38,363 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 42,901 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,516 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Central Asia rank for arable land — area?
- Central Asia ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.