Country area — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Country area — Area was 2.05 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 2.05 million 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2.05 million 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.96 million 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.96 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.04 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 million 1000 ha | 1.96 million 1000 ha | 2.04 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million 1000 ha | 2.04 million 1000 ha | 2.05 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million 1000 ha | 2.05 million 1000 ha | 2.05 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million 1000 ha | 2.05 million 1000 ha | 2.05 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 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
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 299,875 million USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Country area — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.05 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 million 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for country area — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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.