Laos vs New Caledonia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Laos
9.54 %
in 2024
New Caledonia
9.8 %
in 2024
Laos rank
219th
New Caledonia rank
218th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Laos
  • New Caledonia
051015196119922024

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 9.8 % against 9.54 % in Laos, a difference of 0.26 %.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Laos ranks 219th and New Caledonia ranks 218th of 255 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 6.43 % 14.33 % 7.89 % New Caledonia
1970s 6.72 % 14.45 % 7.74 % New Caledonia
1980s 7.06 % 14.53 % 7.46 % New Caledonia
1990s 7.38 % 12.84 % 5.45 % New Caledonia
2000s 8.56 % 12.65 % 4.08 % New Caledonia
2010s 10.04 % 10.3 % 0.263 % New Caledonia
2020s 9.61 % 9.9 % 0.288 % New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Laos or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 9.8 % against 9.54 % in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Laos and New Caledonia?
0.26 %, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and New Caledonia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Laos and New Caledonia rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Laos ranks 219th and New Caledonia ranks 218th of 255 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.