Arable land — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Arable land — Area was 117,804 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 117,804 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 135,880 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 107,351 1000 ha, in 1980.
That places Eastern Asia 17th out of 32 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.
Arable land — Area in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113,864 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 113,592 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 113,362 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 113,326 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 113,116 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 112,676 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 112,056 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 111,448 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 110,776 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 110,310 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 109,818 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 109,257 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 108,796 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 109,312 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 107,819 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 107,733 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 107,696 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 107,552 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 107,394 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 107,351 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 107,958 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 112,887 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 118,523 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 125,216 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 131,312 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 131,635 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 131,353 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 132,045 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 133,315 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 134,860 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 135,880 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 133,837 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 132,169 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 131,580 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 130,368 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 129,961 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 129,525 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 129,306 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 128,826 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 128,518 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 128,780 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 129,045 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 129,319 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 129,599 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 129,932 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 130,205 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 130,477 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 130,812 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 131,102 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 130,057 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 128,984 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 128,007 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 126,909 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 125,856 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 124,794 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 123,088 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 121,406 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 120,221 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 118,437 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 118,254 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 118,420 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 117,412 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 118,382 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 117,804 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112,691 1000 ha | 110,776 1000 ha | 113,864 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 108,569 1000 ha | 107,394 1000 ha | 110,310 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,160 1000 ha | 107,351 1000 ha | 133,315 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 131,631 1000 ha | 128,826 1000 ha | 135,880 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,779 1000 ha | 128,518 1000 ha | 131,102 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,776 1000 ha | 118,437 1000 ha | 130,057 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,054 1000 ha | 117,412 1000 ha | 118,420 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Eastern Asia?
- Arable land — area in Eastern Asia was 117,804 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 135,880 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,351 1000 ha in 1980.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for arable land — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.