Agricultural land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Agricultural land — Area was 835,797 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 835,797 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 835,797 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 706,530 1000 ha, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 711,003 1000 ha | 706,530 1000 ha | 714,783 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 717,550 1000 ha | 715,164 1000 ha | 719,846 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 728,290 1000 ha | 720,764 1000 ha | 740,882 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 744,137 1000 ha | 733,405 1000 ha | 754,508 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 776,482 1000 ha | 758,102 1000 ha | 793,809 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 816,530 1000 ha | 801,782 1000 ha | 828,913 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 833,909 1000 ha | 830,855 1000 ha | 835,797 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 6 Australia 363,519 1000 ha compare
- 7 Brazil 237,091 1000 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 215,712 1000 ha compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare
- 10 India 178,220 1000 ha compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 175,590 1000 ha compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 137,246 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.21 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Agricultural land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 835,797 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 835,797 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 706,530 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for agricultural land — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.