A succinct review and analysis of drivers and impacts of agricultural land transformations in Asia

Highlights

• The analysis indicated a positive correlation between socioeconomic factors and agricultural land change in Asia.

• A negative correlation between agricultural land and urban population signified an agricultural land decline in Asia.

• Higher agricultural productivity gains contributed to the farmland decline in some countries in Asia.

• An increase in the agricultural area has not addressed the higher food import dependency in several countries in Asia.