Cropland — Share in Land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cropland — Share in Land area was 11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 11 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 11 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.01 %, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 17th out of 32 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.01 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.06 % | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 6.15 % | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 6.21 % | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 6.27 % | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 6.3 % | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.34 % | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 6.41 % | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 6.44 % | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 6.46 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.51 % | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.49 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 6.53 % | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.57 % | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.58 % | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.65 % | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 6.66 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.68 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.7 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.73 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 6.75 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6.84 % | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.87 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 6.89 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.94 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.98 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 7.08 % | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 7.14 % | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.17 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.32 % | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 7.34 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.49 % | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 7.61 % | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.65 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.68 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.75 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 7.86 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.93 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.22 % | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 8.26 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.46 % | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.57 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.74 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.87 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.05 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.43 % | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 9.56 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.75 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.92 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.04 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.19 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 10.28 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.41 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.56 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.62 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.75 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.88 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 10.93 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.97 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 11 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.24 % | 6.01 % | 6.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.54 % | 6.46 % | 6.66 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.81 % | 6.68 % | 6.98 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.42 % | 7.08 % | 7.75 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.38 % | 7.8 % | 9.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.08 % | 9.43 % | 10.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 % | 10.75 % | 11 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cropland — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 11 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 % in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 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.