Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Western Asia
Western Asia: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 16.62 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Asia is 16.62 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Asia peaked at 25.31 % in 1979 and was at its lowest, 16.01 %, in 2011.
Western Asia ranks 28th of 31 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 | 23.86 % | 23.18 % | 24.57 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.79 % | 24.47 % | 25.31 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.69 % | 21.55 % | 25.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.92 % | 17.34 % | 21.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.88 % | 16.08 % | 17.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.22 % | 16.01 % | 16.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.41 % | 16.22 % | 16.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 25 Saint Lucia 96.27 % compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 94.91 % compare
- 27 French Polynesia 94.54 % compare
- 28 India 94.27 % compare
- 29 Bangladesh 93.62 % compare
- 30 Japan 93.23 % compare
- 31 Rwanda 93.08 % 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)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 386,319 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.62 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 8.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 392,185 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Asia?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Asia was 16.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.31 % in 1979.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.01 % in 2011.
- How does Western Asia rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Western Asia ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 — 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.