Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western Asia
Western Asia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 309,632 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western Asia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Asia stood at 309,632 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Asia peaked at 318,888 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 308,707 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Western Asia 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 314,804 1000 ha | 309,828 1000 ha | 318,888 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 315,495 1000 ha | 310,221 1000 ha | 318,355 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 310,695 1000 ha | 308,707 1000 ha | 313,474 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 2 China, mainland 220,009 1000 ha compare
- 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 184,840 1000 ha compare
- 5 Libya 158,782 1000 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 113,270 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 96,949 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 106.1 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 386,319 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.43 kg/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)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 16.62 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Asia?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Asia was 309,632 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 318,888 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,707 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Western Asia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Western Asia ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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.