Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 55.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 55.61 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 64.8 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.29 %, in 1961.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 3rd out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.29 % in 1961.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 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.