Cropland — Area per capita in Laos
Laos: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.21 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Laos peaked at 0.3 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.18 ha/cap, in 1993.
Laos ranks 93rd of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.19 ha/cap | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.19 ha/cap | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2 ha/cap | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.21 ha/cap | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.24 ha/cap | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 ha/cap | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.21 ha/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.21 ha/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2767 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.253 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.224 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.185 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.243 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 93 Ethiopia PDR 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 93 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 93 Senegal 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 0.21 ha/cap compare
- 93 South Sudan 0.21 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Laos?
- Cropland — area per capita in Laos was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 1993.
- How does Laos rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Laos ranks 93rd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.