Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 17.56 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 17.56 %. 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 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 17.56 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.05 %, in 1961.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.05 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.14 % | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 10.21 % | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 10.39 % | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 10.46 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 10.51 % | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 10.52 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 10.69 % | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 10.76 % | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 10.61 % | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 10.7 % | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 10.76 % | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 10.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 10.64 % | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 10.72 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 11.24 % | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 11.27 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 11.31 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 11.33 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 11.42 % | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 11.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.53 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11.68 % | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 11.77 % | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 11.86 % | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 11.96 % | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 11.95 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 12.03 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 12.16 % | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 12.52 % | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 12.79 % | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 14 % | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 14.94 % | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 14.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.17 % | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.95 % | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 14.98 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.96 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 14.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.45 % | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 15.61 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 15.78 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.96 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.15 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.23 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.39 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.44 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.73 % | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.62 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.78 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.85 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.97 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.38 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.54 % | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 17.56 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.41 % | 10.05 % | 10.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.93 % | 10.61 % | 11.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.78 % | 11.42 % | 12.16 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.44 % | 12.52 % | 15.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.59 % | 14.76 % | 16.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.84 % | 16.44 % | 17.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.41 % | 17.2 % | 17.56 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 17.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.56 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.05 % in 1961.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.