Algeria vs Lao PDR: Arable land use per person
Algeria
0.1631 hectares per person
in 2023
Lao PDR
0.1597 hectares per person
in 2023
Algeria rank
75th
Lao PDR rank
78th
Arable land use per person over time
- Algeria
- Lao PDR
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Lao PDR, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 75th and Lao PDR ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Lao PDR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Lao PDR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5037 hectares per person | 0.2722 hectares per person | 0.2314 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.4278 hectares per person | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.3224 hectares per person | 0.2138 hectares per person | 0.1086 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.2675 hectares per person | 0.1708 hectares per person | 0.0967 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.2284 hectares per person | 0.1933 hectares per person | 0.0351 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.1893 hectares per person | 0.2135 hectares per person | 0.0242 hectares per person | Lao PDR |
| 2020s | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 0.0039 hectares per person | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Algeria or Lao PDR?
- Algeria, at 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Lao PDR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Algeria and Lao PDR?
- 0.0034 hectares per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Lao PDR?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Lao PDR rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Algeria ranks 75th and Lao PDR ranks 78th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.