Environment in Southern Asia 193 indicators covering environment for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 12.19 % 2024 unchanged 28th Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 24.63 % 2024 down 0.1% 34th Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 77,936 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% 27th Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 6.11 % 2024 up 8.1% 11th Permanent crops β Area 19,348 1000 ha 2024 up 8.2% 13th Arable land β Share in Agricultural land 69.26 % 2024 down 0.7% 1st Arable land β Area 219,166 1000 ha 2024 down 0.6% 8th Cropland β Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap 2024 down 7.7% 30th Cropland β Share in Land area 37.31 % 2024 up 0.2% 1st Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 75.37 % 2024 up 0.0% 3rd Cropland β Area 238,515 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 8th Agricultural land β Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,332 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 33.1% 3rd Agricultural land β Share in Land area 49.5 % 2024 up 0.2% 7th Agricultural land β Area 316,451 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 18th Agriculture β Area 316,834 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% 18th Land area β Area 639,262 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% 21st Country area β Area 688,043 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 20th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ 2024 down 23.7% 19th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 1.52 kg/cap 2024 down 9.0% 20th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha 2024 up 1.5% 18th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 3.14 million t 2024 up 1.6% 10th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 2.88 million t 2024 down 6.1% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ 2024 up 0.5% 5th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per capita 5.16 kg/cap 2024 up 20.0% 11th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha 2024 up 33.6% 4th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 10.64 million t 2024 up 33.7% 4th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 4.77 million t 2024 up 49.2% 8th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ 2024 down 3.9% 2nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap 2024 up 14.7% 15th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha 2024 up 27.9% 2nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 28.69 million t 2024 up 28.0% 3rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 72,026 t 2024 down 93.9% 54th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Import quantity 5.73 million t 2024 up 4.1% 10th Pesticides (total) β Export value 4.15 million 1000 USD 2024 up 112.4% 12th Pesticides (total) β Import value 2.39 million 1000 USD 2024 up 51.5% 17th Inland waters β Area 48,798 1000 ha 2024 up 1.5% 9th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 117.12 USD 2024 up 17.8% 14th Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 119,052 1000 ha 2024 up 8.0% 3rd Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 49.91 % 2024 up 7.9% 2nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Export quantity 78,794 t 2024 up 234.7% 45th Sheep and Goats β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.15 LSU/ha 2023 up 7.1% 1st Cattle β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.47 LSU/ha 2023 up 6.8% 5th Cattle and Buffaloes β Stocks 229.31 million LSU 2023 up 7.1% 7th Goats β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.1 LSU/ha 2023 up 25.0% 2nd Chickens β Stocks 41.67 million LSU 2023 up 51.7% 7th Chickens β Share in total livestock 12.74 %LSU 2023 up 35.5% 11th Chickens β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.13 LSU/ha 2023 up 44.4% 4th Cattle β Stocks 148.20 million LSU 2023 up 6.7% 11th Cattle β Share in total livestock 45.31 %LSU 2023 down 4.7% 25th Goats β Share in total livestock 9.4 %LSU 2023 up 2.5% 11th Goats β Stocks 30.74 million LSU 2023 up 14.7% 8th Horses β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 β 17th Horses β Share in total livestock 0.14 %LSU 2023 down 48.1% 32nd Horses β Stocks 452,880 LSU 2023 down 42.0% 27th Sheep β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.06 LSU/ha 2023 up 20.0% 2nd Sheep β Share in total livestock 5.45 %LSU 2023 down 0.5% 23rd Sheep β Stocks 17.84 million LSU 2023 up 11.3% 10th Cattle and Buffaloes β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.72 LSU/ha 2023 up 5.9% 1st Cattle and Buffaloes β Share in total livestock 70.12 %LSU 2023 down 4.3% 6th Sheep and Goats β Share in total livestock 14.85 %LSU 2023 up 1.3% 17th Page 1 of 4 Next β