What is country area — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?

Country area — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.08 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest country area — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?

The highest recorded value was 2.08 million 1000 ha in 2024.

What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?

The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million 1000 ha in 1961.

How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for country area — area?

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is country area — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Country area — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Name: Country area — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Country area — Area was 2.08 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2.08 million 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

9th

of 36 groups

All-time high

2.08 million 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

2.07 million 1000 ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Country area — 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 country area — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 2.08 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2.08 million 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.07 million 1000 ha, in 1961.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	9
1970s	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	10
1980s	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	10
1990s	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	10
2000s	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.07 million 1000 ha	2.08 million 1000 ha	10
2010s	2.08 million 1000 ha	2.08 million 1000 ha	2.08 million 1000 ha	10
2020s	2.08 million 1000 ha	2.08 million 1000 ha	2.08 million 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

6 China, mainland 956,291 1000 ha compare
7 Brazil 851,042 1000 ha compare
8 Australia and New Zealand 800,897 1000 ha compare
9 Australia 774,122 1000 ha compare
10 India 328,726 1000 ha compare
11 Argentina 278,040 1000 ha compare
12 Kazakhstan 272,490 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.21 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) →

Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?: Country area — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.08 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest country area — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?: The highest recorded value was 2.08 million 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?: The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for country area — area?: Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is country area — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Country area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.