Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 22.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 22.73 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 22.73 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.44 %, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.88 % | — |
| 2007 | 13.12 % | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 11.71 % | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 11.87 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.12 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.44 % | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 18.6 % | +62.6% |
| 2018 | 18.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.49 % | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.97 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 19.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.53 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 21.51 % | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 22.73 % | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5 % | 13.12 % | 15.88 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.88 % | 11.44 % | 19.49 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.74 % | 19.53 % | 22.73 % | 5 |
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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 — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 22.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.73 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.44 % in 2014.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. 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.