Cropland — Area per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.21 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 0.21 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 0.58 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.21 ha/cap, in 2022.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 14th out of 29 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.58 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.56 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.53 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5422 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.447 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.366 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.301 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.259 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.239 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.214 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 299,875 million USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Cropland — area per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.