Cropland — Area per capita in Central Asia

Central Asia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.48 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.48 ha/cap
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 34 groups
All-time high
0.82 ha/cap
in 1992
All-time low
0.48 ha/cap
in 2023
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in Central Asia, 1992–2024

00.20.40.60.81992200820241992: 0.82 ha/cap1993: 0.81 ha/cap1994: 0.8 ha/cap1995: 0.8 ha/cap1996: 0.76 ha/cap1997: 0.75 ha/cap1998: 0.74 ha/cap1999: 0.74 ha/cap2000: 0.7 ha/cap2001: 0.67 ha/cap2002: 0.65 ha/cap2003: 0.64 ha/cap2004: 0.64 ha/cap2005: 0.63 ha/cap2006: 0.62 ha/cap2007: 0.61 ha/cap2008: 0.6 ha/cap2009: 0.59 ha/cap2010: 0.58 ha/cap2011: 0.58 ha/cap2012: 0.57 ha/cap2013: 0.56 ha/cap2014: 0.55 ha/cap2015: 0.55 ha/cap2016: 0.54 ha/cap2017: 0.53 ha/cap2018: 0.52 ha/cap2019: 0.51 ha/cap2020: 0.51 ha/cap2021: 0.5 ha/cap2022: 0.49 ha/cap2023: 0.48 ha/cap2024: 0.48 ha/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Central Asia is 0.48 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Central Asia peaked at 0.82 ha/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.48 ha/cap, in 2023.

Central Asia ranks 5th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7775 ha/cap 0.74 ha/cap 0.82 ha/cap 8
2000s 0.635 ha/cap 0.59 ha/cap 0.7 ha/cap 10
2010s 0.549 ha/cap 0.51 ha/cap 0.58 ha/cap 10
2020s 0.492 ha/cap 0.48 ha/cap 0.51 ha/cap 5

Countries ranked near Central Asia

  1. 2 Kazakhstan 1.49 ha/cap compare
  2. 3 Australia 1.18 ha/cap compare
  3. 4 Argentina 1.07 ha/cap compare
  4. 5 Australia and New Zealand 1.01 ha/cap compare
  5. 6 Canada 0.96 ha/cap compare
  6. 7 Ukraine 0.89 ha/cap compare
  7. 8 Russian Federation 0.85 ha/cap compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area per capita in Central Asia?
Cropland — area per capita in Central Asia was 0.48 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 0.82 ha/cap in 1992.
What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.48 ha/cap in 2023.
How does Central Asia rank for cropland — area per capita?
Central Asia ranks 5th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.