Cropland — Share in Land area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
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 13th of 32 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.05 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.04 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 10.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 10.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10.02 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 9.99 % | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 9.95 % | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 9.91 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 9.86 % | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 9.83 % | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 9.79 % | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 9.75 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 9.72 % | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 9.77 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9.65 % | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 9.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 9.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9.71 % | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 10.14 % | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 10.65 % | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 11.25 % | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 11.88 % | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 12 % | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 12.06 % | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 12.15 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 12.28 % | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 12.41 % | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 12.5 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.35 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.28 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 12.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.27 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 12.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.25 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.28 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.32 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.36 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.41 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 12.46 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.55 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.61 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.66 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.59 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.52 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.46 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.26 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.19 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.12 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.05 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.96 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.01 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 12 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
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 13th out of 32 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
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.