Other land — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Other land — Area was 221,706 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 16 Mali 69,764 1000 ha compare
- 17 Sudan (former) 68,795 1000 ha compare
- 18 Mauritania 62,344 1000 ha compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 52,679 1000 ha compare
- 20 Sudan 51,980 1000 ha compare
- 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50,524 1000 ha compare
- 22 Ethiopia 47,006 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.16 kg/cap (2024)
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
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.