Land area — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Land area — Area was 639,262 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Southern Asia is 639,262 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Southern Asia peaked at 640,796 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 639,262 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Southern Asia 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area — Area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 640,796 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 640,796 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 640,104 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 640,104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 640,104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 640,104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 640,104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 640,104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 640,139 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 640,139 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 640,139 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 640,139 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 639,971 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 639,971 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 639,889 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 639,892 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 639,266 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 639,262 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 639,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 639,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 639,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 639,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 639,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 639,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 640,796 1000 ha | 640,796 1000 ha | 640,796 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 640,796 1000 ha | 640,796 1000 ha | 640,796 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 640,796 1000 ha | 640,796 1000 ha | 640,796 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 640,381 1000 ha | 640,104 1000 ha | 640,796 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 640,038 1000 ha | 639,971 1000 ha | 640,139 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 639,743 1000 ha | 639,262 1000 ha | 639,971 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 639,262 1000 ha | 639,262 1000 ha | 639,262 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.6607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Southern Asia?
- Land area — area in Southern Asia was 639,262 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 640,796 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 639,262 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for land area — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.