Cropland — Area per capita in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.08 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Eastern Asia stood at 0.08 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Eastern Asia peaked at 0.14 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.08 ha/cap, in 2017.
That places Eastern Asia 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.104 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.103 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.099 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.087 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 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 — Area 138,841 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12 % (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 per capita in Eastern Asia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Eastern Asia was 0.08 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 ha/cap in 2017.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.