Cropland — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cropland — Area was 223,929 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 223,929 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 223,929 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 120,718 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 10th out of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,412 1000 ha | 120,718 1000 ha | 129,354 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 131,420 1000 ha | 129,736 1000 ha | 133,742 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,738 1000 ha | 134,174 1000 ha | 140,181 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 149,095 1000 ha | 142,124 1000 ha | 155,578 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 168,976 1000 ha | 156,623 1000 ha | 183,068 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,870 1000 ha | 190,854 1000 ha | 216,260 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 221,930 1000 ha | 218,691 1000 ha | 223,929 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.07 % (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cropland — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 223,929 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 223,929 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,718 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cropland — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.