Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Laos
Laos: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 55.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Laos is 55.61 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Laos peaked at 64.8 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.29 %, in 1961.
Laos ranks 74th of 248 countries 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.29 % | — |
| 1962 | 41.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 42.67 % | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 44.14 % | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 44.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 44.52 % | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 44.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 44.76 % | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 44.84 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 45.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 45.21 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 46.3 % | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 47 % | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 47.59 % | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 47.83 % | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 48.1 % | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 48.43 % | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 48.5 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.6 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 48.57 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.48 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 48.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.46 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.44 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.41 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.18 % | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 48.12 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.07 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.02 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 47.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.64 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.71 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.47 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.63 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 48.84 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.46 % | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 51.1 % | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 52.59 % | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 53.96 % | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 55.27 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 56.54 % | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 57.75 % | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 59.06 % | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 60.32 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 61.32 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 61.63 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 63.01 % | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 64.33 % | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 64.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.96 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.94 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 62.44 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 60.99 % | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 58.94 % | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 57.25 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 55.44 % | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 55.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.16 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 55.44 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 55.61 % | +0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 55.61 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 55.61 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.57 % | 41.29 % | 44.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.26 % | 45.02 % | 48.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.4 % | 48.12 % | 48.57 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.5 % | 47.99 % | 49.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.95 % | 51.1 % | 61.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.09 % | 57.25 % | 64.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2 % | 54.16 % | 55.61 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 71 Haiti 55.98 % compare
- 72 Belize 55.91 % compare
- 73 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 55.75 % compare
- 74 Lao People's Democratic Republic 55.61 % compare
- 76 Equatorial Guinea 54.87 % compare
- 77 Viet Nam 54.74 % compare
- 77 Vietnam 54.74 % compare
More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Laos?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Laos was 55.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.29 % in 1961.
- How does Laos rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Laos ranks 74th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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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.