Cropland — Share in Land area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 9.94 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Central Asia stood at 9.94 %.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Central Asia peaked at 11.12 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.44 %, in 2002.
That places Central Asia 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.1 % | — |
| 1993 | 11.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 11.03 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.06 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.62 % | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 10.52 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.43 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 10.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.92 % | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 9.69 % | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.44 % | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 9.46 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.49 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.53 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.54 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.46 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.58 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.6 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.64 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.67 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.72 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.76 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.81 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.85 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.92 % | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.94 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.79 % | 10.42 % | 11.12 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.55 % | 9.44 % | 9.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.65 % | 9.47 % | 9.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.88 % | 9.81 % | 9.94 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 19 Malawi 45.42 % compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 45.06 % compare
- 21 Tonga 42.92 % compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 42.35 % compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 42.35 % compare
- 24 Thailand 42.23 % compare
- 25 El Salvador 42.07 % compare
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Central Asia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Central Asia was 9.94 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.12 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 % in 2002.
- How does Central Asia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Central Asia ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Land area. 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.