Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Asia
Asia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 31.29 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Asia stood at 31.29 %.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Asia peaked at 38.76 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 31.09 %, in 2022.
That places Asia 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.88 % | 36.64 % | 37.03 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.26 % | 36.88 % | 37.77 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.24 % | 37.67 % | 38.76 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.57 % | 31.6 % | 37.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.63 % | 31.32 % | 31.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.53 % | 31.27 % | 31.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.24 % | 31.09 % | 31.34 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 13 Singapore 84.85 % compare
- 14 Myanmar 84.75 % compare
- 15 Sweden 84.64 % compare
- 16 Pakistan 84.34 % compare
- 17 Bangladesh 83.81 % compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 83.41 % compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 83.33 % compare
More environment data for Asia
- Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 947,202 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 62.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.44 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.44 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.6 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 86,424 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 251,913 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 577,168 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Asia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Asia was 31.29 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.76 % in 1985.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.09 % in 2022.
- How does Asia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Asia ranks 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.