Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Madagascar: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Lao People's Democratic Republic
9.54 %
in 2024
Madagascar
70.36 %
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
20th
Madagascar rank
19th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 70.36 % against 9.54 % in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 60.82 %.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 7.4 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 6.43 % 60.61 % 54.17 % Madagascar
1970s 6.72 % 61.31 % 54.6 % Madagascar
1980s 7.06 % 62.2 % 55.14 % Madagascar
1990s 7.38 % 63.55 % 56.17 % Madagascar
2000s 8.56 % 70.05 % 61.49 % Madagascar
2010s 10.04 % 70.27 % 60.23 % Madagascar
2020s 9.61 % 70.34 % 60.73 % Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 70.36 % against 9.54 % in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar?
60.82 %, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 22 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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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
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.