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 32 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.
Permanent crops — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,344 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,603 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 6,708 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 7,090 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 7,201 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 7,484 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 7,622 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 7,765 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 7,875 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 7,983 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 8,012 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 8,111 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8,240 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 8,329 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 8,551 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 8,500 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 8,562 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 8,721 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 8,780 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 8,869 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 8,942 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 9,008 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 9,032 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 9,155 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 9,355 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 9,325 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 9,403 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 9,453 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 9,597 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 9,785 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 9,805 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,850 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 9,819 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 9,921 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 9,907 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 10,128 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 10,284 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 10,532 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10,740 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 10,977 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11,207 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 11,503 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 11,722 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 11,957 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 12,300 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 12,399 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13,046 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 13,449 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 14,052 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 14,396 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 14,794 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 14,881 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 15,894 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 16,315 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 17,171 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 17,233 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17,667 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 18,357 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 20,043 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 20,532 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 21,040 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 21,099 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 21,279 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 21,455 1000 ha | +0.8% |
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)
- 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 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 32 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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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.