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 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 309,828 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 314,130 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 313,811 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 313,179 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 314,195 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 315,235 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 316,047 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 317,923 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 318,888 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 318,336 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 318,238 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 318,355 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 317,390 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 315,316 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 314,570 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 313,803 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 314,446 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 314,278 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 310,221 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 308,707 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 310,298 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 313,474 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 311,364 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 309,632 1000 ha | -0.6% |
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
- 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
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,919 1000 ha compare
- 5 Libya 158,782 1000 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 113,270 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 452.23 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 76.57 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
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 4th out of 26 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.