Cropland — Area per capita in Central Asia
Central Asia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.48 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Central Asia, 1992–2024
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 4th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.82 ha/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0.81 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.76 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.75 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.74 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.74 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7 ha/cap | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.67 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.65 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.64 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.63 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.58 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.58 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.55 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.51 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.48 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Central Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
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 4th out of 30 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
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.