Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Central Asia
Central Asia: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 13.35 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 13.35 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Central Asia peaked at 14.72 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.79 %, in 2002.
Central Asia ranks 45th of 47 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.33 % | 13.97 % | 14.72 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 13 % | 12.79 % | 13.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 % | 12.82 % | 13.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.24 % | 13.14 % | 13.35 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 2.64 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.26 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.77 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 18,549 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Central Asia?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Central Asia was 13.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.72 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.79 % in 2002.
- How does Central Asia rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Central Asia ranks 45th out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.