Country area — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Country area — Area was 484,480 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Western Asia is 484,480 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Western Asia peaked at 484,746 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 466,135 1000 ha, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 466,135 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 466,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 484,741 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 484,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 484,742 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 484,743 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 484,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 484,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 484,745 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 484,746 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 484,492 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 484,492 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 484,492 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 484,493 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 484,474 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 484,462 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 484,463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 484,463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 484,463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 484,463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 484,463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 484,463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 484,464 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 484,464 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 484,465 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 484,480 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 466,135 1000 ha | 466,135 1000 ha | 466,135 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 466,135 1000 ha | 466,135 1000 ha | 466,135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 466,135 1000 ha | 466,135 1000 ha | 466,135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 481,020 1000 ha | 466,135 1000 ha | 484,741 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 484,718 1000 ha | 484,492 1000 ha | 484,746 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 484,473 1000 ha | 484,462 1000 ha | 484,493 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 484,467 1000 ha | 484,463 1000 ha | 484,480 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.0029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.08 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 57.25 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Western Asia?
- Country area — area in Western Asia was 484,480 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 484,746 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 466,135 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for country area — area?
- Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.