Permanent crops — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Permanent crops — Area was 22,884 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 22,884 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 22,884 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,333 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10th 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.
Permanent crops — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,333 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,599 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 6,696 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 7,001 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 7,168 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 7,334 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 7,503 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 7,688 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 7,765 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 7,885 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 8,017 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 8,221 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 8,462 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 8,647 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 9,082 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 9,365 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 9,555 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 9,652 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 9,721 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 9,843 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 9,999 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 10,149 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 10,253 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 10,464 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 10,762 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 10,863 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 10,951 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 11,043 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 11,155 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 11,312 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 11,329 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 11,960 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 11,798 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 11,886 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11,844 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 12,063 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 12,231 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 12,498 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 12,664 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 12,927 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 13,000 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 13,205 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 13,374 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13,572 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 13,830 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 13,941 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14,454 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 14,776 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15,390 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 15,886 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 16,372 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 16,406 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17,207 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 17,591 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 18,422 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 18,520 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18,935 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 19,554 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 21,125 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 21,643 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 22,200 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 22,327 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 22,634 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 22,884 1000 ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,121 1000 ha | 6,333 1000 ha | 7,765 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,861 1000 ha | 7,885 1000 ha | 9,721 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,548 1000 ha | 9,843 1000 ha | 11,155 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,959 1000 ha | 11,312 1000 ha | 12,664 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,847 1000 ha | 12,927 1000 ha | 15,390 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,002 1000 ha | 15,886 1000 ha | 21,125 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,338 1000 ha | 21,643 1000 ha | 22,884 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 864,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Permanent crops — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 22,884 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 22,884 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,333 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for permanent crops — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.