Cropland — Area per capita in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in South-Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded 0.17 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 0.27 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.17 ha/cap, in 2013.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 22nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.27 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2556 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.226 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.211 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.188 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.173 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 19 Belarus 0.62 ha/cap compare
- 20 Bulgaria 0.54 ha/cap compare
- 21 Central African Republic 0.53 ha/cap compare
- 22 Estonia 0.52 ha/cap compare
- 23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.51 ha/cap compare
- 24 Guinea 0.49 ha/cap compare
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 25.22 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.05 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 115,047 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in South-Eastern Asia?
- Cropland — area per capita in South-Eastern Asia was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 2013.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-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.