Cropland β Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cropland β Area was 224,322 1000 ha in 2024. β² Rising
Cropland β Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland β area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 224,322 1000 ha, measured 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 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland β area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 224,322 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 112,748 1000 ha, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 9th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117,277 1000 ha | 112,748 1000 ha | 120,902 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,757 1000 ha | 121,357 1000 ha | 128,592 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 132,071 1000 ha | 129,174 1000 ha | 135,204 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,854 1000 ha | 137,084 1000 ha | 159,295 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 171,835 1000 ha | 160,125 1000 ha | 183,852 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,312 1000 ha | 191,771 1000 ha | 216,462 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 222,139 1000 ha | 218,901 1000 ha | 224,322 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Temperature change 1.36 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 Β°C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Value US$ 299,875 million USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land β Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land β Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 2.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland β area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Cropland β area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 224,322 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland β area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 224,322 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland β area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,748 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cropland β area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland β area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Cropland β 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.