Agricultural land — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Agricultural land — Area was 863,406 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 863,406 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 863,406 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 694,642 1000 ha, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 694,642 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 695,663 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 697,620 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 698,444 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 698,925 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 698,809 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 699,446 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 700,683 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 701,507 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 701,932 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 703,823 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 705,389 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 706,220 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 706,045 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 707,072 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 708,115 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 708,514 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 709,907 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 710,594 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 711,718 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 712,859 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 713,346 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 714,483 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 714,668 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 719,098 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 723,223 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 724,975 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 728,673 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 731,344 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 732,644 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 734,747 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 779,920 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 766,584 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 770,238 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 775,104 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 778,632 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 781,529 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 783,524 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 787,870 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 791,114 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 794,666 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 796,470 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 802,529 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 804,830 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 812,790 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 815,891 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 818,816 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 821,086 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 823,078 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 830,087 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 832,511 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 837,184 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 840,602 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 843,619 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 846,634 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 848,779 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 851,641 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 854,902 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 856,277 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 858,348 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 860,636 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 862,009 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 862,473 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 863,406 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 698,415 1000 ha | 694,642 1000 ha | 701,507 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 706,761 1000 ha | 701,932 1000 ha | 710,594 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 719,439 1000 ha | 711,718 1000 ha | 731,344 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 769,079 1000 ha | 732,644 1000 ha | 787,870 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 808,127 1000 ha | 791,114 1000 ha | 823,078 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 844,224 1000 ha | 830,087 1000 ha | 856,277 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 861,374 1000 ha | 858,348 1000 ha | 863,406 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 3 China 392,604 1000 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 391,823 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 373,213 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 299,875 million USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Agricultural land — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 863,406 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 863,406 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 694,642 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for agricultural land — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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.