Arable land — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Arable land — Area was 219,166 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Area in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Southern Asia is 219,166 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Southern Asia peaked at 230,647 1000 ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 219,166 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Southern Asia 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Arable land — Area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220,124 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 221,162 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 222,265 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 223,080 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 224,594 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 225,213 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 226,540 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 226,804 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 225,156 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 225,974 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 225,349 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 226,918 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 229,543 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 228,745 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 228,919 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 228,247 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 227,805 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 228,838 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 229,795 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 228,198 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 227,922 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 230,647 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 228,404 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 230,521 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 230,421 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 229,014 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 230,391 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 229,185 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 230,156 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 229,210 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 230,429 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 229,794 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 229,924 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 229,755 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 229,372 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 228,409 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 228,634 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 229,028 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 228,409 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 226,860 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 227,501 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 227,671 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 227,435 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 225,865 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 225,551 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 224,807 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 224,132 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 222,151 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 222,120 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 220,935 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 221,671 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 221,057 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 220,649 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 220,493 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 221,204 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 221,542 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 221,933 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 221,783 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 220,740 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 220,431 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 219,487 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 219,255 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 219,198 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 219,166 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223,882 1000 ha | 220,124 1000 ha | 226,804 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 228,013 1000 ha | 225,349 1000 ha | 229,795 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 229,486 1000 ha | 227,922 1000 ha | 230,647 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 229,296 1000 ha | 228,409 1000 ha | 230,429 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 225,409 1000 ha | 222,120 1000 ha | 227,671 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,201 1000 ha | 220,493 1000 ha | 221,933 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 219,507 1000 ha | 219,166 1000 ha | 220,431 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Southern Asia?
- Arable land — area in Southern Asia was 219,166 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 230,647 1000 ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 219,166 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for arable land — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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.