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 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 | 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
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 8.81 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.85 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43.97 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,108 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 138,841 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 9.44 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.7 kg/cap (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 36 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.