Cropland — Area per capita in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 0.27 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 0.62 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.27 ha/cap, in 2023.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5867 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.492 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.424 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.414 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.354 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.313 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 7 Ukraine 0.89 ha/cap compare
- 8 Russian Federation 0.85 ha/cap compare
- 9 Lithuania 0.81 ha/cap compare
- 10 USSR 0.78 ha/cap compare
- 11 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.76 ha/cap compare
- 12 Latvia 0.73 ha/cap compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 0.69 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Cropland — Area 158,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 19 kg/ha (2024)
- 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) — Import quantity 1.74 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 50.46 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1,176 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 100,715 1000 USD (1989)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 253.52 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Cropland — area per capita in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. 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.