Cropland — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cropland — Area was 224,322 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — 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 — 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 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 112,748 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 113,859 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 115,874 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 117,047 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 118,051 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 118,135 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 118,823 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 120,051 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 120,902 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 121,357 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 122,458 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 123,406 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 123,797 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 123,726 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 124,633 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 125,785 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 126,123 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 127,693 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 128,592 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 129,174 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 129,400 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 129,989 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 130,604 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 130,903 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 133,426 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 133,961 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 133,784 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 134,264 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 135,204 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 137,084 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 138,712 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 147,149 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 149,989 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 151,215 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 154,384 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 156,198 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 157,074 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 157,439 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 159,295 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 160,125 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 161,359 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 162,812 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 168,086 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 170,541 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 174,386 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 176,199 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 179,277 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 181,713 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 183,852 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 191,771 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 194,253 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 199,002 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 202,426 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 204,805 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 207,622 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 209,480 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 212,101 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 215,195 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 216,462 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 218,901 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 221,407 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 222,486 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 223,579 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 224,322 1000 ha | +0.3% |
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)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.17 % (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)
- Agriculture — Area 864,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Cropland — 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 — 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 — 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 — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — 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 — 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.