Other land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Other land — Area was 641,603 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 641,603 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 641,603 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 590,727 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9th 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 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 590,727 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 591,981 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 592,919 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 609,339 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 609,759 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 608,476 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 607,522 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 607,715 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 607,939 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 607,075 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 606,768 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 606,466 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 607,728 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 604,651 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 620,275 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 615,621 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 615,550 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 615,471 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 616,374 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 616,436 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 612,007 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 613,949 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 625,533 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 626,392 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 628,282 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 629,588 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 630,853 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 631,048 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 630,883 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 632,674 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 633,845 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 634,764 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 636,692 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 638,974 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 641,603 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 603,345 1000 ha | 590,727 1000 ha | 609,759 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 612,534 1000 ha | 604,651 1000 ha | 620,275 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 626,121 1000 ha | 612,007 1000 ha | 632,674 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 637,176 1000 ha | 633,845 1000 ha | 641,603 1000 ha | 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 — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Other land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 641,603 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 641,603 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 590,727 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for other land — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.