Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4784 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4784 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
5th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.4836 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.353 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.4784 sq. km per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4836 sq. km per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.353 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.353 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3552 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3575 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3598 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3626 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3653 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.368 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3707 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3739 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3773 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.38 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3839 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.388 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3932 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3969 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3918 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3966 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.401 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4039 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4074 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4113 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.418 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4251 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4322 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4417 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4473 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4531 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4578 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4624 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.467 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4688 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.469 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4691 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4717 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4724 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4729 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4798 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4803 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4819 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4813 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4827 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4836 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4745 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4754 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4761 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4779 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4794 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4805 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4815 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4815 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4819 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4817 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4819 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4815 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4824 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4822 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4818 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4821 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4821 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4821 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.482 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4817 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4784 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3629 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.353 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3739 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3913 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3773 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4039 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4356 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4074 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4624 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4733 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.467 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4819 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4793 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4745 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4836 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4819 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4815 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4824 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.481 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4784 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4821 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 2 Turkmenistan 0.8422 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 3 Burundi 0.8389 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 4 Uruguay 0.8135 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 0.8077 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 6 South Africa 0.7942 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 0.7937 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 8 Lesotho 0.7776 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 805.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.4784 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4836 sq. km per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.353 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.