Arable land use per person in Laos
Laos: Arable land use per person was 0.1597 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Laos is 0.1597 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Laos peaked at 0.295 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1597 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Laos 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2722 hectares per person | 0.2532 hectares per person | 0.295 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.2416 hectares per person | 0.2517 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2138 hectares per person | 0.1897 hectares per person | 0.2369 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1708 hectares per person | 0.1633 hectares per person | 0.1853 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1933 hectares per person | 0.1694 hectares per person | 0.2179 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2135 hectares per person | 0.179 hectares per person | 0.2266 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1631 hectares per person | 0.1597 hectares per person | 0.1666 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.5411 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0081 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4771 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Laos?
- Arable land use per person in Laos was 0.1597 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.295 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1597 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for arable land use per person?
- Laos ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.