Cropland — Area per capita in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 0.12 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Southern Asia peaked at 0.38 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.12 ha/cap, in 2017.
Southern Asia ranks 30th of 34 groups on this measure, 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 | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.286 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.183 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 28.69 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 72,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4.15 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.39 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.73 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Southern Asia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Southern Asia was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 ha/cap in 2017.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Southern Asia ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.