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.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Cambodia | 15.3 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 |
| China | 10.6 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Fiji | 3.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 11.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Indonesia | 8.8 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Japan | 14.2 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
| Kiribati | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Korea, Rep. | 22.3 | 20.2 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.5 |
| Lao PDR | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Malaysia | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Marshall Islands | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Mongolia | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Myanmar | 15.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| New Zealand | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Palau | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Philippines | 15.7 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Samoa | 4.4 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Singapore | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Solomon Islands | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Thailand | 24.1 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 35.1 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.1 | 33.9 | 33.4 | 33.1 | 33.0 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.6 | 33.6 |
| Timor-Leste | 5.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Tonga | 23.6 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| Vanuatu | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Vietnam | 17.3 | 16.4 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.5 |
| Armenia | 15.8 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 24.2 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.3 | ||
| Georgia | 11.4 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 11.2 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||
| Kyrgyz Republic | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | ||
| Tajikistan | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Turkmenistan | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | ||
| Afghanistan | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Bangladesh | 67.9 | 72.6 | 64.1 | 62.3 | 61.3 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 59.3 | 59.1 | 59.6 | 59.9 | 59.8 | 59.7 | 60.4 | 60.6 | 60.5 | 60.5 |
| Bhutan | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| India | 54.0 | 55.0 | 54.1 | 53.6 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.6 | 52.6 | 52.6 | 52.6 | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.9 |
| Maldives | 6.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Nepal | 13.7 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
| Pakistan | 39.8 | 38.6 | 40.3 | 39.1 | 38.1 | 39.0 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 40.2 | 40.5 | 40.4 | 39.6 | 40.1 | 39.3 | 39.2 |
| Sri Lanka | 12.9 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 |