Permanent crops — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Permanent crops — Area was 21,455 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 21,455 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 21,455 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,344 1000 ha, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,188 1000 ha | 6,344 1000 ha | 7,875 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,379 1000 ha | 7,983 1000 ha | 8,780 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,214 1000 ha | 8,869 1000 ha | 9,597 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,077 1000 ha | 9,785 1000 ha | 10,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,261 1000 ha | 10,977 1000 ha | 14,052 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,675 1000 ha | 14,396 1000 ha | 20,043 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,081 1000 ha | 20,532 1000 ha | 21,455 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.07 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.21 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Permanent crops — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 21,455 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 21,455 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,344 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for permanent crops — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 Permanent crops — 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.