Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Asia
Asia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 822,356 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Asia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Asia recorded 822,356 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Asia peaked at 875,309 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 810,133 1000 ha, in 2020.
Asia ranks 1st of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 875,309 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 852,298 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 837,366 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 835,820 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 834,821 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 835,778 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 833,814 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 836,944 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 838,711 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 835,596 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 833,875 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 830,346 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 827,903 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 828,423 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 828,877 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 822,529 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 821,626 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 822,548 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 813,439 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 810,133 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 817,840 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 829,210 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 828,229 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 822,356 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 842,318 1000 ha | 833,814 1000 ha | 875,309 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 826,516 1000 ha | 813,439 1000 ha | 835,596 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 821,554 1000 ha | 810,133 1000 ha | 829,210 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 China 220,023 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 220,009 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 96,949 1000 ha compare
- 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 184,840 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 9,568 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 modis in Asia?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Asia was 822,356 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 875,309 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 810,133 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Asia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 MODIS. 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.