Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cropland — Area, annual growth rate was 0.3091 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 0.3091 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 4.25 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.2631 % change on previous year, in 1974.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.8367 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +83.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9782 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8677 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5989 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4975 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1968 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +124.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5121 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2953 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0856 % change on previous year | -71.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7817 % change on previous year | +813.6% |
| 1973 | -0.1016 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 1974 | -0.2631 % change on previous year | +158.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6604 % change on previous year | -351.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4823 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1911 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1978 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +500.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0718 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3492 % change on previous year | +386.1% |
| 1981 | -0.0261 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3607 % change on previous year | -1483.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4463 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2114 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1985 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +543.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4826 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2767 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7513 % change on previous year | +171.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5069 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
| 1990 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +173.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9689 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3833 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1993 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +441.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2782 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1995 | 2 % change on previous year | +617.3% |
| 1996 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4669 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3925 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8629 % change on previous year | +119.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6717 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.786 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8932 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 3.61 % change on previous year | +304.6% |
| 2004 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 2005 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +82.7% |
| 2006 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +112.1% |
| 2011 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 2012 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +103.1% |
| 2013 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9092 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5935 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 2020 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +89.4% |
| 2021 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5056 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3524 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3091 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1483.2% | -0.0261 % change on previous year | 0.3607 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +813.6% | 0.0856 % change on previous year | 0.7817 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +617.3% | 0.2782 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +543.4% | 0.2114 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +500.0% | 0.1911 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +441.2% | 0.3833 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.868 % change on previous year | 0.4975 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.335 % change on previous year | -0.2631 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4719 % change on previous year | -0.0261 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.2782 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 0.6717 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 0.5935 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7001 % change on previous year | 0.3091 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 4.43 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 3.96 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Djibouti 3.46 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Honduras 3.23 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Belize 3.03 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Serbia and Montenegro 2.88 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Suriname 2.83 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cropland — area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.3091 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2631 % change on previous year in 1974.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cropland — area, annual growth rate?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.