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 32 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.
Other land — Area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 215,333 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 213,262 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 213,057 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 212,085 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 211,272 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 210,938 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 210,608 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 209,866 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 208,416 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 209,041 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 209,657 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 208,723 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 208,393 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 208,243 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 208,409 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 225,226 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 224,996 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 225,086 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 226,669 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 226,222 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 226,729 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 225,857 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 225,708 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 225,540 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 225,326 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 225,080 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 224,253 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 222,977 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 222,271 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 222,425 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 222,108 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 222,402 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 222,225 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 221,834 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 221,706 1000 ha | -0.1% |
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 Niger 78,991 1000 ha compare
- 17 Chad 71,843 1000 ha compare
- 18 Mali 69,764 1000 ha compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 68,795 1000 ha compare
- 20 Mauritania 62,344 1000 ha compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 52,679 1000 ha compare
- 22 Sudan 51,980 1000 ha compare
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 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 32 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.