Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Western Asia

Western Asia: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 34,779 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
34,779 1000 ha
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
17th
of 29 groups
All-time high
37,588 1000 ha
in 2019
All-time low
30,888 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Western Asia, 2001–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2001201220242001: 36.4k 1000 ha2002: 35.5k 1000 ha2003: 36.2k 1000 ha2004: 36.1k 1000 ha2005: 34.2k 1000 ha2006: 35.0k 1000 ha2007: 34.0k 1000 ha2008: 32.3k 1000 ha2009: 33.4k 1000 ha2010: 34.6k 1000 ha2011: 35.2k 1000 ha2012: 33.9k 1000 ha2013: 35.4k 1000 ha2014: 34.3k 1000 ha2015: 36.8k 1000 ha2016: 36.3k 1000 ha2017: 35.2k 1000 ha2018: 36.3k 1000 ha2019: 37.6k 1000 ha2020: 36.3k 1000 ha2021: 33.0k 1000 ha2022: 30.9k 1000 ha2023: 33.4k 1000 ha2024: 34.8k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 34,779 1000 ha for herbaceous crops — area from modis in 2024.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Western Asia peaked at 37,588 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30,888 1000 ha, in 2022.

Western Asia ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34,795 1000 ha 32,276 1000 ha 36,388 1000 ha 9
2010s 35,555 1000 ha 33,878 1000 ha 37,588 1000 ha 10
2020s 33,674 1000 ha 30,888 1000 ha 36,303 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 14 Thailand 20,866 1000 ha compare
  2. 15 Pakistan 18,144 1000 ha compare
  3. 16 Ethiopia 16,063 1000 ha compare
  4. 17 Mexico 14,594 1000 ha compare
  5. 18 Poland 14,019 1000 ha compare
  6. 19 Myanmar 13,817 1000 ha compare
  7. 20 Spain 13,503 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbaceous crops — area from modis in Western Asia?
Herbaceous crops — area from modis in Western Asia was 34,779 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 37,588 1000 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 30,888 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Western Asia rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
Western Asia ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.