Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 72.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 72.61 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 72.69 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.94 %, in 1961.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 8th out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.94 % | — |
| 1962 | 41.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 43.33 % | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 44.83 % | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 44.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.21 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 45.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 45.58 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 45.65 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 45.84 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 46.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 47.09 % | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 47.78 % | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 48.55 % | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 48.98 % | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 49.37 % | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 49.69 % | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 49.94 % | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 50.16 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 50.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.28 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 50.53 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 50.62 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 50.92 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 51.07 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 51.16 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 51.22 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 51.52 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 51.57 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.81 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 51.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.92 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.95 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 52.66 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.94 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 52.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 53.26 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 54.03 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 55.43 % | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 57.12 % | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 58.52 % | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 59.87 % | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 61.17 % | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.42 % | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 63.78 % | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 64.86 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 66.02 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 67.71 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 68.54 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.37 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 69.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 71.64 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.94 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.31 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 70.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.08 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.34 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 69.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.04 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 72.69 % | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 72.61 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.28 % | 41.94 % | 45.65 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.34 % | 45.84 % | 50.16 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.91 % | 50.19 % | 51.57 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.63 % | 51.81 % | 54.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.69 % | 55.43 % | 67.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.68 % | 68.54 % | 72.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.81 % | 69.34 % | 72.69 % | 5 |
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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 — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 72.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 72.69 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.94 % in 1961.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.