Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 500.22 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 500.22 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 500.22 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 260 1000 ha, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 298.6 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 270.71 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 260 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 268 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 284 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 273 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 439 1000 ha | +60.8% |
| 2018 | 438.42 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 440.99 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 440.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 440.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 441.25 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 474.83 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 500.22 1000 ha | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 284.65 1000 ha | 270.71 1000 ha | 298.6 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2010s | 343.34 1000 ha | 260 1000 ha | 440.99 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 459.66 1000 ha | 440.99 1000 ha | 500.22 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 1 India 82,416 1000 ha compare
- 2 Pakistan 19,541 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 9,183 1000 ha compare
- 4 Bangladesh 8,369 1000 ha compare
- 5 Mexico 5,749 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 4,247 1000 ha compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 3,780 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 500.22 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 500.22 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 260 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th out of 7 regions with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.