Cropland — Area per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.21 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.3 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.18 ha/cap, in 1993.
Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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% |
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 93 Ethiopia PDR 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
- 93 Laos 0.21 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Cropland — area per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 1993.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 93rd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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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.