Permanent crops — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Permanent crops — Area was 19,348 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 19,348 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Southern Asia peaked at 19,348 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,132 1000 ha, in 1967.
That places Southern Asia 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,571 1000 ha | 6,132 1000 ha | 7,604 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,201 1000 ha | 6,722 1000 ha | 7,692 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,821 1000 ha | 7,884 1000 ha | 9,676 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,176 1000 ha | 9,841 1000 ha | 12,343 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,270 1000 ha | 12,400 1000 ha | 16,299 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,397 1000 ha | 16,791 1000 ha | 18,275 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,005 1000 ha | 18,486 1000 ha | 19,348 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 28.69 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 72,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4.15 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.39 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.73 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Southern Asia?
- Permanent crops — area in Southern Asia was 19,348 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,348 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,132 1000 ha in 1967.
- How does Southern Asia rank for permanent crops — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.