Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 2.57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 2.57 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land 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 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2.57 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9 %, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 26th out of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 % | 0.9 % | 1.1 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 % | 1.12 % | 1.22 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 % | 1.23 % | 1.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 % | 1.32 % | 1.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 % | 1.45 % | 1.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 % | 1.8 % | 2.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 % | 2.47 % | 2.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 51.63 % compare
- 24 Grenada 50 % compare
- 25 Indonesia 47.6 % compare
- 26 Palau 46.51 % compare
- 27 Cook Islands 44.56 % compare
- 28 Philippines 44.37 % compare
- 29 Guam 43.75 % compare
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 — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 % in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 26th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.