Permanent crops — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Permanent crops — Area was 6,929 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 6,929 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 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Western Asia peaked at 6,929 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,981 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 21st 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 | 3,227 1000 ha | 2,981 1000 ha | 3,472 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,893 1000 ha | 3,552 1000 ha | 4,261 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,402 1000 ha | 4,233 1000 ha | 4,649 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,051 1000 ha | 4,722 1000 ha | 5,479 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,385 1000 ha | 5,119 1000 ha | 5,701 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,050 1000 ha | 5,609 1000 ha | 6,503 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,742 1000 ha | 6,592 1000 ha | 6,929 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.24 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.1 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Western Asia?
- Permanent crops — area in Western Asia was 6,929 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,929 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,981 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for permanent crops — area?
- Western Asia ranks 21st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.