Cropland — Share in Land area in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
14th
of 36 groups
All-time high
12.66 %
in 2009
All-time low
9.64 %
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Eastern Asia stood at 12 %.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Eastern Asia peaked at 12.66 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.64 %, in 1979.

Eastern Asia ranks 14th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.99 % 9.86 % 10.05 % 9
1970s 9.71 % 9.64 % 9.83 % 10
1980s 11.18 % 9.64 % 12.28 % 10
1990s 12.31 % 12.23 % 12.5 % 10
2000s 12.44 % 12.23 % 12.66 % 10
2010s 12.29 % 11.96 % 12.59 % 10
2020s 11.96 % 11.92 % 12.01 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Eastern Asia?
Cropland — share in land area in Eastern Asia was 12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 12.66 % in 2009.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.64 % in 1979.
How does Eastern Asia rank for cropland — share in land area?
Eastern Asia ranks 14th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern 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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.