Arable land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Arable land — Area was 202,474 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 202,474 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 202,474 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 114,374 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 114,374 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 115,125 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 116,890 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 117,717 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 118,689 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 119,160 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 119,652 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 120,930 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 121,479 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 121,753 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 121,835 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 122,750 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 122,447 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 122,011 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 122,606 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 123,250 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 123,397 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 124,770 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 124,862 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 125,280 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 125,214 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 125,610 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 126,192 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 126,360 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 128,010 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 128,707 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 129,016 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 130,021 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 130,614 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 132,360 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 133,705 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 134,201 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 137,220 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 137,918 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 140,480 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 142,803 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 143,338 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 143,680 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 144,806 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 145,659 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 146,660 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 147,772 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 153,302 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 155,192 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 158,775 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 160,973 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 163,857 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 166,025 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 168,999 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 176,463 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 178,568 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 183,623 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 186,059 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 188,056 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 190,193 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 191,980 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 194,272 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 196,633 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 196,225 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 198,168 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 200,318 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 201,371 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 201,998 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 202,474 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118,224 1000 ha | 114,374 1000 ha | 121,479 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 122,968 1000 ha | 121,753 1000 ha | 124,862 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 127,502 1000 ha | 125,214 1000 ha | 130,614 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,051 1000 ha | 132,360 1000 ha | 144,806 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 156,721 1000 ha | 145,659 1000 ha | 168,999 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,207 1000 ha | 176,463 1000 ha | 196,633 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,866 1000 ha | 198,168 1000 ha | 202,474 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Arable land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 202,474 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 202,474 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,374 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for arable land — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.