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) 25th out of 32 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 4.23 % | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 4.27 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 4.36 % | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 4.4 % | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 4.43 % | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 4.44 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.52 % | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 4.56 % | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 4.5 % | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 4.55 % | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 4.59 % | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 4.6 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 4.56 % | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 4.61 % | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.68 % | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.72 % | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.75 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 4.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.8 % | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 4.81 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.86 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 4.94 % | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 4.99 % | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.04 % | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 5.1 % | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 5.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.15 % | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 5.22 % | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.41 % | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 5.55 % | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 7.37 % | +32.8% |
| 1993 | 7.66 % | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 7.65 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 7.76 % | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.78 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.79 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.81 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.84 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7.78 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 7.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.99 % | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.02 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.17 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.28 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.41 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.44 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.54 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.65 % | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.81 % | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.86 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.92 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.97 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.03 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.08 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.17 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.23 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.36 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.49 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.51 % | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +32.8% | 5.55 % | 7.37 % |
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)
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 42.35 % compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 42.35 % compare
- 24 Thailand 42.23 % compare
- 25 El Salvador 42.07 % compare
- 26 Kiribati 41.92 % compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 41.66 % compare
- 28 Pakistan 40.72 % compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- 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) — Use per area of cropland 19 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 5.6 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (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 25th out of 32 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.