Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 69.26 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia is 69.26 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia peaked at 70.87 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67.37 %, in 2004.
Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 68.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 68.45 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.44 % | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 68.58 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.63 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 68.92 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 68.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 68.83 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 68.95 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 68.78 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 69 % | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 69.27 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 69.16 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 69.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 69.13 % | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 69.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 69.17 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.28 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 69.09 % | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 69.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.26 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 69.01 % | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 69.13 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 69.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 68.88 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 68.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 68.68 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.81 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 68.73 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.74 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.5 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 68.1 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 68.09 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 67.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.73 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.37 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.87 % | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 70.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 70.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 69.96 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.96 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.01 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.88 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.66 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 69.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.27 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.26 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.57 % | 68.15 % | 68.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.09 % | 68.78 % | 69.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.98 % | 68.68 % | 69.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.36 % | 67.99 % | 68.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.08 % | 67.37 % | 70.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.89 % | 69.66 % | 70.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.35 % | 69.26 % | 69.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Aruba 100 % compare
- 1 Bermuda 100 % compare
- 1 Netherlands Antilles (former) 100 % compare
- 1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 100 % compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100 % compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia was 69.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.87 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.37 % in 2004.
- How does Southern Asia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 — 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.