Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 75.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 75.37 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia peaked at 75.43 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 70.35 %, in 1961.
That places Southern Asia 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 70.47 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 70.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 70.51 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 70.8 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 70.88 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 70.86 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.01 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 70.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 71.11 % | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 71.4 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 71.32 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 71.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 71.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 71.45 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 71.59 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 71.48 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 71.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 71.74 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 71.59 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.77 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 71.66 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 71.61 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 71.74 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 71.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 71.7 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.68 % | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 71.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.65 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.75 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.59 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 71.67 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.6 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.55 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 71.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.42 % | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 75.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.41 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.34 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.33 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.32 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.37 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.59 % | 70.35 % | 70.88 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 71.28 % | 70.92 % | 71.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.64 % | 71.48 % | 71.77 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.69 % | 71.59 % | 71.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.47 % | 71.43 % | 75.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.35 % | 75.28 % | 75.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.31 % | 75.24 % | 75.37 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia was 75.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.43 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.35 % in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.