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 14th out of 32 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.64 % | — |
| 1962 | 36.68 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 36.82 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 36.88 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 36.96 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 36.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 37.03 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 37.01 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 36.96 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 36.99 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 36.88 % | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 37.01 % | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 37.13 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 37.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 37.03 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 37.52 % | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 37.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 37.63 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 37.77 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 37.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 37.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 38.1 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 38.26 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 38.62 % | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 38.76 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 38.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 38.44 % | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 38.2 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 38.11 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 37.93 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 37.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 33.28 % | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 33.14 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 32.85 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.69 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 32.42 % | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 32.01 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 31.82 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.35 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 31.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.61 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 31.56 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 31.91 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 31.86 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 31.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 31.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.61 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.54 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.59 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.27 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 31.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.34 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.29 % | -0.2% |
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
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (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 14th out of 32 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.