Country area — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Country area — Area was 688,043 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 688,043 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Southern Asia peaked at 688,992 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 688,042 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Southern Asia 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 688,992 1000 ha | 688,992 1000 ha | 688,992 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 688,992 1000 ha | 688,992 1000 ha | 688,992 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 688,992 1000 ha | 688,992 1000 ha | 688,992 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 688,577 1000 ha | 688,300 1000 ha | 688,992 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 688,199 1000 ha | 688,131 1000 ha | 688,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 688,084 1000 ha | 688,042 1000 ha | 688,131 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 688,042 1000 ha | 688,042 1000 ha | 688,043 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 country area — area in Southern Asia?
- Country area — area in Southern Asia was 688,043 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 688,992 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 688,042 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Southern Asia rank for country area — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Country area — 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.