Cropland — Share in Land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Cropland — Share in Land area was 6.92 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area 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 land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 6.92 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 7.58 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.82 %, in 1961.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 182nd of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.82 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.86 % | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 2.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.9 % | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.91 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.93 % | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.95 % | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.08 % | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 3.17 % | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 3.27 % | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.33 % | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 3.38 % | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.42 % | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 3.46 % | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.49 % | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.51 % | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.54 % | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.55 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.6 % | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.62 % | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.63 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.64 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.68 % | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.69 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.73 % | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.74 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.75 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.86 % | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.9 % | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.03 % | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 4.07 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.15 % | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.34 % | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 4.56 % | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 4.77 % | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 4.98 % | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.19 % | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4 % | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.61 % | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8 % | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.02 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 6.36 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 6.51 % | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.67 % | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.84 % | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.22 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 7.41 % | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.52 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.58 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.29 % | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.12 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.87 % | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 6.63 % | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.86 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.95 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.92 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.85 % | 2.82 % | 2.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.25 % | 2.93 % | 3.49 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6 % | 3.49 % | 3.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 % | 3.73 % | 4.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 % | 4.34 % | 6.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 % | 6.51 % | 7.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 % | 6.63 % | 6.95 % | 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 land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Cropland — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 6.92 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 % in 1961.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 182nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 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.