Arable land — Area in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Arable land — Area was 63,078 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in South-eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South-eastern Asia recorded 63,078 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in South-eastern Asia peaked at 64,681 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 49,643 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places South-eastern Asia 21st 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 | 51,070 1000 ha | 49,643 1000 ha | 52,390 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,198 1000 ha | 52,274 1000 ha | 58,244 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,491 1000 ha | 58,623 1000 ha | 64,599 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,378 1000 ha | 60,123 1000 ha | 63,673 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,052 1000 ha | 62,419 1000 ha | 63,825 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,295 1000 ha | 63,801 1000 ha | 64,681 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,500 1000 ha | 63,078 1000 ha | 64,308 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia
More environment data for South-eastern Asia
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.29 g/Int$ (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 26 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 47.88 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 4.23 million t (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 52,387 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 4.69 million t (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 9,855 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 33.11 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in South-eastern Asia?
- Arable land — area in South-eastern Asia was 63,078 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 64,681 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,643 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for arable land — area?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 21st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-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.