Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Asia
Asia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 786,504 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Asia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Asia stood at 786,504 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Asia peaked at 808,110 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 786,504 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Asia 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 806,557 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 806,549 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 806,639 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 807,568 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 808,097 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 808,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 807,945 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 806,629 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 806,544 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 807,204 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 806,500 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 806,757 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 803,554 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 802,910 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 802,451 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 801,013 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 800,167 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 799,693 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 798,051 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 797,071 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 796,371 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 796,086 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 795,067 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 795,042 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 794,577 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 794,250 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 792,130 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 789,768 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 788,852 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 788,083 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 786,504 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 807,262 1000 ha | 806,549 1000 ha | 808,110 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 803,679 1000 ha | 799,693 1000 ha | 807,204 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,841 1000 ha | 789,768 1000 ha | 798,051 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 787,813 1000 ha | 786,504 1000 ha | 788,852 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Algeria 207,359 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 105,383 1000 ha compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 180,329 1000 ha compare
- 3 China 164,736 1000 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 164,736 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 11,505 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Asia?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Asia was 786,504 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 808,110 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 786,504 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Asia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.