Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 50.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 50.46 %.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 50.84 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.4 %, in 1976.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.99 % | — |
| 1962 | 40.02 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 40.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 40.14 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 40.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 40.22 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 40.25 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 40.35 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 40.42 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 40.38 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 40.48 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 40.58 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 40.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 40.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40.72 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 39.4 % | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 39.52 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 39.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 39.49 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 39.58 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 39.64 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 39.7 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 39.88 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 39.94 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 40 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 40.18 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 40.22 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 40.33 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 40.46 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 40.69 % | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 40.93 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 50.26 % | +22.8% |
| 1993 | 48.88 % | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 48.93 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 48.92 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 49.69 % | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 49.76 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.93 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.06 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.26 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 48.93 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.32 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.5 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.98 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.01 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.17 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.32 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 50.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.73 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.82 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.45 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 50.46 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.18 % | 39.99 % | 40.42 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.14 % | 39.4 % | 40.72 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.99 % | 39.58 % | 40.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.68 % | 40.69 % | 50.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.58 % | 48.93 % | 50.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3 % | 49.98 % | 50.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.66 % | 50.45 % | 50.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 1 Tuvalu 99.96 % compare
- 2 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 93.17 % compare
- 3 Lesotho 92.89 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 87.36 % compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 84.32 % compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 83.86 % compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 83.86 % compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 19 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 5.6 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 50.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.84 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4 % in 1976.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in 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.