Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Southern Asia

Arable land share in Southern Asia in 2023 — 34.23%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.12 pp.

2023 34.23% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 36.02%1982
Period minimum 34.23%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Southern Asia, 1961–20233434.53535.53636.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 34.35%1963: 34.69%1965: 35.05%1967: 35.35%1969: 35.12%1971: 35.16%1973: 35.78%1975: 35.7%1977: 35.58%1979: 35.89%1981: 35.57%1983: 35.66%1985: 35.97%1987: 35.95%1989: 35.91%1991: 35.94%1993: 35.87%1995: 35.81%1997: 35.71%1999: 35.6%2001: 35.44%2003: 35.4%2005: 35.25%2007: 35.04%2009: 34.72%2011: 34.61%2013: 34.47%2015: 34.45%2017: 34.59%2019: 34.5%2021: 34.28%2023: 34.23%
Change over the period: −0.12 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 34.23%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 34.23 −0.02 pp
2022 34.25 −0.03 pp
2021 34.28 −0.14 pp
2020 34.43 −0.07 pp
2019 34.5 −0.1 pp
2018 34.6 +0.01 pp
2017 34.59 +0.06 pp
2016 34.53 +0.07 pp
2015 34.45 −0.01 pp
2014 34.46 −0.01 pp
2013 34.47 −0.06 pp
2012 34.53 −0.08 pp
2011 34.61 +0.07 pp
2010 34.54 −0.18 pp
2009 34.72 −0.02 pp
2008 34.74 −0.3 pp
2007 35.04 −0.12 pp
2006 35.16 −0.09 pp
2005 35.25 −0.01 pp
2004 35.26 −0.14 pp
2003 35.4 −0.06 pp
2002 35.47 +0.02 pp
2001 35.44 +0.09 pp
2000 35.36 −0.25 pp
1999 35.6 −0.17 pp
1998 35.77 +0.06 pp
1997 35.71 +0.09 pp
1996 35.63 −0.18 pp
1995 35.81 −0.06 pp
1994 35.87 +0 pp
1993 35.87 +0.05 pp
1992 35.81 −0.13 pp
1991 35.94 +0.19 pp
1990 35.75 −0.15 pp
1989 35.91 +0.15 pp
1988 35.76 −0.18 pp
1987 35.95 +0.19 pp
1986 35.75 −0.22 pp
1985 35.97 −0.04 pp
1984 36.02 +0.36 pp
1983 35.66 −0.37 pp
1982 36.02 +0.45 pp
1981 35.57 −0.05 pp
1980 35.62 −0.27 pp
1979 35.89 +0.16 pp
1978 35.73 +0.15 pp
1977 35.58 −0.02 pp
1976 35.6 −0.09 pp
1975 35.7 +0.03 pp
1974 35.67 −0.11 pp
1973 35.78 +0.39 pp
1972 35.39 +0.24 pp
1971 35.16 −0.11 pp
1970 35.27 +0.15 pp
1969 35.12 −0.24 pp
1968 35.36 +0 pp
1967 35.35 +0.21 pp
1966 35.15 +0.1 pp
1965 35.05 +0.24 pp
1964 34.81 +0.13 pp
1963 34.69 +0.17 pp
1962 34.51 +0.16 pp
1961 34.35

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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