Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Western Asia

Agricultural land in Western Asia in 2023 — 2,724,153 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 48.8%.

2023 2.72M km² +0.03% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.75M km²2002
Period minimum 1.83M km²1967

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Western Asia, 1961–20231.75M2M2.25M2.5M2.75M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,830,892 km²1963: 1,842,402 km²1965: 1,835,262 km²1967: 1,830,122 km²1969: 1,842,812 km²1971: 1,841,012 km²1973: 1,859,174 km²1975: 1,847,585 km²1977: 1,848,673 km²1979: 1,859,127 km²1981: 1,858,977 km²1983: 1,842,042 km²1985: 1,959,448 km²1987: 2,076,228 km²1989: 2,177,568 km²1991: 2,238,099 km²1993: 2,312,760 km²1995: 2,442,328 km²1997: 2,576,928 km²1999: 2,736,460 km²2001: 2,743,860 km²2003: 2,745,749 km²2005: 2,750,712 km²2007: 2,739,558 km²2009: 2,717,188 km²2011: 2,715,127 km²2013: 2,721,718 km²2015: 2,725,124 km²2017: 2,720,621 km²2019: 2,719,545 km²2021: 2,721,141 km²2023: 2,724,153 km²
Change over the period: +893,261 (+48.79%) Average annual rate: 0.64 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia

Western Asia 2.72M km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.72M +887 +0.03%
2022 2.72M +2,124 +0.08%
2021 2.72M +2,003 +0.07%
2020 2.72M −407 −0.01%
2019 2.72M −10 −0%
2018 2.72M −1,065 −0.04%
2017 2.72M −2,245 −0.08%
2016 2.72M −2,259 −0.08%
2015 2.73M −620 −0.02%
2014 2.73M +4,025 +0.15%
2013 2.72M +3,877 +0.14%
2012 2.72M +2,714 +0.1%
2011 2.72M −6,075 −0.22%
2010 2.72M +4,014 +0.15%
2009 2.72M −7,639 −0.28%
2008 2.72M −14,731 −0.54%
2007 2.74M −8,806 −0.32%
2006 2.75M −2,348 −0.09%
2005 2.75M +1,776 +0.06%
2004 2.75M +3,187 +0.12%
2003 2.75M −5,201 −0.19%
2002 2.75M +7,090 +0.26%
2001 2.74M +3,848 +0.14%
2000 2.74M +3,551 +0.13%
1999 2.74M +72,692 +2.73%
1998 2.66M +86,841 +3.37%
1997 2.58M +65,400 +2.6%
1996 2.51M +69,200 +2.83%
1995 2.44M +61,514 +2.58%
1994 2.38M +68,054 +2.94%
1993 2.31M +75,475 +3.37%
1992 2.24M −814 −0.04%
1991 2.24M +9,851 +0.44%
1990 2.23M +50,680 +2.33%
1989 2.18M +52,637 +2.48%
1988 2.12M +48,703 +2.35%
1987 2.08M +61,589 +3.06%
1986 2.01M +55,191 +2.82%
1985 1.96M +57,815 +3.04%
1984 1.9M +59,591 +3.24%
1983 1.84M −3,531 −0.19%
1982 1.85M −13,404 −0.72%
1981 1.86M +1,470 +0.08%
1980 1.86M −1,620 −0.09%
1979 1.86M +8,992 +0.49%
1978 1.85M +1,462 +0.08%
1977 1.85M +62 +0%
1976 1.85M +1,026 +0.06%
1975 1.85M −8,277 −0.45%
1974 1.86M −3,312 −0.18%
1973 1.86M +3,702 +0.2%
1972 1.86M +14,460 +0.79%
1971 1.84M +2,020 +0.11%
1970 1.84M −3,820 −0.21%
1969 1.84M +11,210 +0.61%
1968 1.83M +1,480 +0.08%
1967 1.83M −840 −0.05%
1966 1.83M −4,300 −0.23%
1965 1.84M −4,590 −0.25%
1964 1.84M −2,550 −0.14%
1963 1.84M +9,030 +0.49%
1962 1.83M +2,480 +0.14%
1961 1.83M

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.