Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 9.54 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 9.54 %.
The figure 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 10.51 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.28 %, in 1964.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 219th of 255 countries on this measure, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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% |
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 216 Bahrain 10.29 % compare
- 217 Netherlands Antilles (former) 10 % compare
- 218 New Caledonia 9.8 % compare
- 219 Laos 9.54 % compare
- 221 Palau 9.35 % compare
- 222 Central African Republic 9.34 % compare
More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 23,680 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 % in 1964.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 219th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.