Other land — Area in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Other land — Area was 221,706 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
221,706 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
19th
of 36 groups
All-time high
226,729 1000 ha
in 2010
All-time low
208,243 1000 ha
in 2003
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Southern Asia, 1990–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1990200720241990: 215.3k 1000 ha1991: 213.3k 1000 ha1992: 213.1k 1000 ha1993: 212.1k 1000 ha1994: 211.3k 1000 ha1995: 210.9k 1000 ha1996: 210.6k 1000 ha1997: 209.9k 1000 ha1998: 208.4k 1000 ha1999: 209.0k 1000 ha2000: 209.7k 1000 ha2001: 208.7k 1000 ha2002: 208.4k 1000 ha2003: 208.2k 1000 ha2004: 208.4k 1000 ha2005: 225.2k 1000 ha2006: 225.0k 1000 ha2007: 225.1k 1000 ha2008: 226.7k 1000 ha2009: 226.2k 1000 ha2010: 226.7k 1000 ha2011: 225.9k 1000 ha2012: 225.7k 1000 ha2013: 225.5k 1000 ha2014: 225.3k 1000 ha2015: 225.1k 1000 ha2016: 224.3k 1000 ha2017: 223.0k 1000 ha2018: 222.3k 1000 ha2019: 222.4k 1000 ha2020: 222.1k 1000 ha2021: 222.4k 1000 ha2022: 222.2k 1000 ha2023: 221.8k 1000 ha2024: 221.7k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 221,706 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other land — area in Southern Asia peaked at 226,729 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 208,243 1000 ha, in 2003.

Southern Asia ranks 19th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 211,388 1000 ha 208,416 1000 ha 215,333 1000 ha 10
2000s 217,162 1000 ha 208,243 1000 ha 226,669 1000 ha 10
2010s 224,617 1000 ha 222,271 1000 ha 226,729 1000 ha 10
2020s 222,055 1000 ha 221,706 1000 ha 222,402 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 16 Mali 69,764 1000 ha compare
  2. 17 Sudan (former) 68,795 1000 ha compare
  3. 18 Mauritania 62,344 1000 ha compare
  4. 19 Kazakhstan 52,679 1000 ha compare
  5. 20 Sudan 51,980 1000 ha compare
  6. 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50,524 1000 ha compare
  7. 22 Ethiopia 47,006 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other land — area in Southern Asia?
Other land — area in Southern Asia was 221,706 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other land — area recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 226,729 1000 ha in 2010.
What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 208,243 1000 ha in 2003.
How does Southern Asia rank for other land — area?
Southern Asia ranks 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is other land — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.