Cropland — Area per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 0.19 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.48 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.19 ha/cap, in 2023.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 17th out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.4522 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.374 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.303 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.255 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.224 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.215 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.196 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.07 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.21 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cropland — area per capita in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 17th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.