Cropland — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Cropland — Share in Land area was 9.51 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 9.51 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 9.51 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.19 %, in 1961.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.38 % | 4.19 % | 4.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.63 % | 4.5 % | 4.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 % | 4.8 % | 5.22 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.26 % | 5.41 % | 7.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.12 % | 7.77 % | 8.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.95 % | 8.65 % | 9.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.47 % | 9.36 % | 9.51 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 25 Sri Lanka 41.66 % compare
- 26 Pakistan 40.72 % compare
- 27 Isle of Man 40.48 % compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 40.14 % compare
- 29 Czechoslovakia 40.1 % compare
- 30 Benin 38.26 % compare
- 31 Romania 38.19 % compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Cropland — Area 158,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 19 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.74 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 50.46 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1,176 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 100,715 1000 USD (1989)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 253.52 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Cropland — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 9.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.51 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 % in 1961.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.