Cropland — Area per capita in Western Asia
Western Asia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.15 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Western Asia is 0.15 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Western Asia peaked at 0.71 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.15 ha/cap, in 2020.
That places Western Asia 26th out of 30 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.71 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.69 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.69 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.67 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.66 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.63 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.58 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.53 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5 ha/cap | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.47 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.45 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.41 ha/cap | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.32 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6522 ha/cap | 0.6 ha/cap | 0.71 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.52 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.394 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.298 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.171 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
- 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
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.08 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 57.25 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Western Asia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Western Asia was 0.15 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does Western Asia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Western Asia ranks 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.