Cropland — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Cropland — Area was 138,841 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 138,841 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 146,385 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 111,398 1000 ha, in 1979.
That places Eastern Asia 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,397 1000 ha | 113,916 1000 ha | 116,152 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 112,213 1000 ha | 111,398 1000 ha | 113,538 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,122 1000 ha | 111,446 1000 ha | 141,832 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 142,203 1000 ha | 141,333 1000 ha | 144,406 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 143,798 1000 ha | 141,300 1000 ha | 146,385 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,078 1000 ha | 138,296 1000 ha | 145,620 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,350 1000 ha | 137,902 1000 ha | 138,894 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 8.81 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.85 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43.97 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,108 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 27.3 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 9.44 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.7 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Eastern Asia?
- Cropland — area in Eastern Asia was 138,841 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 146,385 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,398 1000 ha in 1979.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for cropland — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.