Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 43 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 43 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 43 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.49 %, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.49 % | — |
| 1962 | 36.55 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 36.65 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 36.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 36.72 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 36.71 % | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 36.75 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 36.81 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 36.85 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 36.88 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 36.98 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 37.06 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 37.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 37.09 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 37.15 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 37.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 37.22 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 37.3 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 37.33 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 37.39 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 37.45 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 37.48 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 37.54 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 37.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 37.78 % | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 38 % | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 38.09 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 38.28 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 38.42 % | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 38.49 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 38.6 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.41 % | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 38.73 % | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 38.92 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 39.16 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 39.34 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.59 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.81 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 39.95 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 40.13 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 40.53 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 40.35 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 40.75 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 40.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 41.05 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 41.17 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 41.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.62 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 41.74 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.72 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.89 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.04 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.17 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.28 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.42 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.57 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 42.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.74 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.86 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 42.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.69 % | 36.49 % | 36.85 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.13 % | 36.88 % | 37.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.8 % | 37.39 % | 38.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.15 % | 38.49 % | 39.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.63 % | 39.95 % | 41.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.11 % | 41.62 % | 42.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9 % | 42.74 % | 43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 13 Rwanda 75.67 % compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24.42 % compare
- 14 Burundi 74.21 % compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 22.96 % compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 21.57 % compare
- 15 Djibouti 73.53 % compare
- 16 Guinea 73.22 % compare
- 16 Micronesia 21.55 % compare
- 17 Bangladesh 72.21 % compare
- 17 Polynesia 16.48 % compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.19 % compare
- 18 Ukraine 71.3 % compare
- 19 Madagascar 70.36 % 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 — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 43 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.49 % in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.