Arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Arable land was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 11.0% for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 12.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1971.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.7% | — |
| 1962 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9.8% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 9.8% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 9.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 10.4% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3795 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 805.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Arable land in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 11.0% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1971.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for arable land?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.