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 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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49,643 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,018 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 50,380 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 50,780 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 51,072 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 51,427 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 51,772 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 52,143 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 52,390 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 52,895 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 52,274 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 53,291 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 53,819 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 54,830 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 55,377 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 56,200 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 57,211 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 57,841 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 58,244 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 58,623 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 59,082 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 59,577 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 59,809 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 60,000 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 61,497 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 62,948 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 64,421 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 64,599 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 64,353 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 63,673 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 61,560 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 61,370 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 61,256 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 60,123 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 60,161 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60,998 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 61,278 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 61,468 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 61,888 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 62,419 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 62,829 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 62,767 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 62,825 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 62,900 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 62,798 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 63,130 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 63,380 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 63,648 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 63,825 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 63,801 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 64,010 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64,143 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64,218 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 64,044 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 64,673 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 64,681 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64,646 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 64,568 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 64,167 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 64,308 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63,733 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 63,207 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 63,176 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 63,078 1000 ha | -0.2% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 25.22 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.05 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 115,047 1000 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 32 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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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.