Laos vs Yemen: Arable land — Area

Laos
1,224 1000 ha
in 2024
Yemen
1,141 1000 ha
in 2024
Laos rank
116th
Yemen rank
119th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Laos
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 1,224 1000 ha against 1,141 1000 ha in Yemen, a difference of 83 1000 ha.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.

Laos ranks 116th and Yemen ranks 119th of 248 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 646.44 1000 ha 1,300 1000 ha 653.11 1000 ha Yemen
1970s 733 1000 ha 1,354 1000 ha 621.2 1000 ha Yemen
1980s 788.8 1000 ha 1,371 1000 ha 582.4 1000 ha Yemen
1990s 826.3 1000 ha 1,568 1000 ha 741.3 1000 ha Yemen
2000s 1,130 1000 ha 1,369 1000 ha 239.16 1000 ha Yemen
2010s 1,439 1000 ha 1,173 1000 ha 265.9 1000 ha Laos
2020s 1,224 1000 ha 1,143 1000 ha 80.9 1000 ha Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Laos or Yemen?
Laos, at 1,224 1000 ha against 1,141 1000 ha in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Laos and Yemen?
83 1000 ha, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Yemen?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Laos and Yemen rank globally for arable land — area?
Laos ranks 116th and Yemen ranks 119th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 16,508 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.