Cropland — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Cropland — Area was 158,787 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 158,787 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 158,787 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45,409 1000 ha, in 1961.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,409 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 45,861 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 46,269 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 47,285 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 47,670 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 47,938 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 48,058 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 48,968 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 49,403 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 48,723 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 49,305 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 49,739 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 49,839 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 49,357 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 49,906 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 50,710 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 51,078 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 51,404 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 51,440 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 51,962 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 52,103 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 52,646 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 53,552 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 54,018 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 54,579 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 55,217 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 55,256 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 55,752 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 56,579 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 58,620 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 60,100 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 110,083 1000 ha | +83.2% |
| 1993 | 121,949 1000 ha | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 121,852 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 123,631 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 123,900 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 124,021 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 124,339 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 124,751 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 123,899 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 123,792 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 123,743 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 127,286 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 128,788 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 131,166 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 133,031 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 135,056 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 135,598 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 137,249 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 138,877 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 141,557 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 145,741 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 147,912 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 148,976 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 149,785 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 150,814 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 151,573 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 153,119 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 154,154 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 156,382 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 158,582 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 158,093 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 158,670 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 158,787 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +83.2% | 60,100 1000 ha | 110,083 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,429 1000 ha | 45,409 1000 ha | 49,403 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,150 1000 ha | 48,723 1000 ha | 51,440 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,166 1000 ha | 51,962 1000 ha | 56,579 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,325 1000 ha | 58,620 1000 ha | 124,751 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,961 1000 ha | 123,743 1000 ha | 137,249 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,251 1000 ha | 138,877 1000 ha | 154,154 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,103 1000 ha | 156,382 1000 ha | 158,787 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 19 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 5.6 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Cropland — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 158,787 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 158,787 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,409 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for cropland — area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area. 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.