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 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 28.69 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 72,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4.15 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.39 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.73 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 36 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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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.