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 28th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.38 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
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
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
- 26 Montserrat 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 26 Romania 0.46 ha/cap compare
- 28 United States 0.45 ha/cap compare
- 29 Hungary 0.44 ha/cap compare
- 30 Sudan (former) 0.43 ha/cap compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 0.42 ha/cap compare
- 31 Sudan 0.42 ha/cap compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 0.42 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 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 28th out of 30 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.