Arable land — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Arable land — Area was 147,942 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 147,942 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 147,942 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43,548 1000 ha, in 1961.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 15th of 32 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.
Arable land — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43,548 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 43,952 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 44,289 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 45,188 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 45,532 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 45,781 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 45,858 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 46,730 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 47,126 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 46,392 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 46,924 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 47,322 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 47,356 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 46,806 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 47,272 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 47,970 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 48,261 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 48,454 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 48,459 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48,944 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 49,042 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 49,574 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 50,473 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 50,908 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 51,406 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 52,033 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 52,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 52,536 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 53,278 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 55,208 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 56,726 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 105,035 1000 ha | +85.2% |
| 1993 | 116,325 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 116,237 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 117,943 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 118,189 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 118,280 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 118,649 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 118,937 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 118,049 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 117,889 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 117,845 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 121,287 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 122,656 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 124,959 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 126,736 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 128,447 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 129,068 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 130,497 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 131,984 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 134,604 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 138,766 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 140,565 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 141,480 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 142,068 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 142,865 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 143,415 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 144,390 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 144,047 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 145,749 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 147,621 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 147,357 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 147,780 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 147,942 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +85.2% | 56,726 1000 ha | 105,035 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,334 1000 ha | 43,548 1000 ha | 47,126 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,522 1000 ha | 46,392 1000 ha | 48,459 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,025 1000 ha | 48,944 1000 ha | 53,278 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,153 1000 ha | 55,208 1000 ha | 118,937 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,743 1000 ha | 117,845 1000 ha | 130,497 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,418 1000 ha | 131,984 1000 ha | 144,390 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,290 1000 ha | 145,749 1000 ha | 147,942 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 19 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 5.6 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Arable land — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 147,942 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 147,942 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,548 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for arable land — area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.