Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Laos
Laos: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 9.54 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 9.54 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Laos peaked at 10.51 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.28 %, in 1964.
That places Laos 219th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.72 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.5 % | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 6.28 % | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 6.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.33 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.37 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.38 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.4 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.42 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 6.55 % | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 6.64 % | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 6.74 % | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 6.79 % | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 6.85 % | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.89 % | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 6.92 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 6.95 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 6.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 7.01 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.02 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 7.06 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 7.08 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 7.1 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.11 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 7.15 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.16 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.19 % | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 7.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 7.21 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.32 % | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 7.37 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 7.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.61 % | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 7.65 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7.82 % | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.98 % | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.15 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.31 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.48 % | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.65 % | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.79 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.94 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.12 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.39 % | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 9.5 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.62 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.78 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.15 % | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 10.34 % | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.45 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.51 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.22 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 10.05 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.8 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.57 % | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.79 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.57 % | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 9.54 % | -0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 9.54 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 20% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 9.54 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 44% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.43 % | 6.28 % | 6.72 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.72 % | 6.4 % | 6.95 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.06 % | 6.96 % | 7.16 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 % | 7.19 % | 7.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.56 % | 7.82 % | 9.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.04 % | 9.5 % | 10.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.61 % | 9.54 % | 9.79 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 216 Bahrain 10.29 % compare
- 217 Netherlands Antilles (former) 10 % compare
- 218 New Caledonia 9.8 % compare
- 219 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.54 % compare
- 221 Palau 9.35 % compare
- 222 Central African Republic 9.34 % compare
More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Laos?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Laos was 9.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 % in 1964.
- How does Laos rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Laos ranks 219th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.