Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 26.79 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 26.79 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 26.79 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.09 %, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 24th out of 36 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.64 % | 17.09 % | 18.1 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.31 % | 18.13 % | 18.58 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.77 % | 18.59 % | 18.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.04 % | 19.15 % | 20.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.75 % | 20.66 % | 23.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.08 % | 23.8 % | 26.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.61 % | 26.32 % | 26.79 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 21 Sao Tome and Principe 97.74 % compare
- 22 Thailand 97.61 % compare
- 23 Malaysia 96.55 % compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 96.41 % compare
- 25 Myanmar 96.35 % compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 96.27 % compare
- 27 Equatorial Guinea 94.91 % compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (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 Land area 11 % (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 — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 26.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.79 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 % in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 24th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.