Lao PDR Arable Land 1961-2023
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2020 was 1,224,000, a 5.53% decline from 2019.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2019 was 1,295,600, a 5.25% decline from 2018.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2018 was 1,367,400, a 4.99% decline from 2017.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2017 was 1,439,200, a 4.75% decline from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
155,369,076 |
| Nigeria |
35,000,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,930,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
11,018,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,000,000 |
| Morocco |
7,649,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
4,900,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,540,000 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,023,000 |
| Cambodia |
3,876,000 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,365,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,595,000 |
| Ghana |
2,513,400 |
| Moldova |
1,699,800 |
| Nicaragua |
1,504,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,340,480 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,020,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Lesotho |
596,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
400,000 |
| Georgia |
310,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
300,000 |
| Eswatini |
175,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
69,800 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Solomon Islands |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Djibouti |
2,000 |
| Lao PDR Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2020 |
1,224,000 |
0.17 |
5.30% |
| 2019 |
1,295,600 |
0.18 |
5.61% |
| 2018 |
1,367,400 |
0.19 |
5.92% |
| 2017 |
1,439,200 |
0.21 |
6.24% |
| 2016 |
1,511,000 |
0.22 |
6.55% |
| 2015 |
1,506,700 |
0.22 |
6.53% |
| 2014 |
1,502,400 |
0.22 |
6.51% |
| 2013 |
1,498,100 |
0.23 |
6.49% |
| 2012 |
1,463,050 |
0.22 |
6.34% |
| 2011 |
1,428,000 |
0.22 |
6.19% |
| 2010 |
1,400,000 |
0.22 |
6.07% |
| 2009 |
1,360,000 |
0.22 |
5.89% |
| 2008 |
1,290,000 |
0.21 |
5.59% |
| 2007 |
1,240,000 |
0.21 |
5.37% |
| 2006 |
1,200,000 |
0.20 |
5.20% |
| 2005 |
1,150,000 |
0.20 |
4.98% |
| 2004 |
1,105,000 |
0.19 |
4.79% |
| 2003 |
1,060,000 |
0.19 |
4.59% |
| 2002 |
1,015,000 |
0.18 |
4.40% |
| 2001 |
970,000 |
0.18 |
4.20% |
| 2000 |
920,000 |
0.17 |
3.99% |
| 1999 |
877,000 |
0.16 |
3.80% |
| 1998 |
862,000 |
0.16 |
3.73% |
| 1997 |
854,000 |
0.17 |
3.70% |
| 1996 |
824,000 |
0.16 |
3.57% |
| 1995 |
828,000 |
0.17 |
3.59% |
| 1994 |
822,000 |
0.17 |
3.56% |
| 1993 |
799,000 |
0.17 |
3.46% |
| 1992 |
799,000 |
0.18 |
3.46% |
| 1991 |
799,000 |
0.18 |
3.46% |
| 1990 |
799,000 |
0.19 |
3.46% |
| 1989 |
795,000 |
0.19 |
3.44% |
| 1988 |
795,000 |
0.20 |
3.44% |
| 1987 |
793,000 |
0.20 |
3.44% |
| 1986 |
793,000 |
0.21 |
3.44% |
| 1985 |
792,000 |
0.21 |
3.43% |
| 1984 |
790,000 |
0.22 |
3.42% |
| 1983 |
785,000 |
0.22 |
3.40% |
| 1982 |
785,000 |
0.23 |
3.40% |
| 1981 |
780,000 |
0.23 |
3.38% |
| 1980 |
780,000 |
0.24 |
3.38% |
| 1979 |
780,000 |
0.24 |
3.38% |
| 1978 |
775,000 |
0.24 |
3.36% |
| 1977 |
770,000 |
0.25 |
3.34% |
| 1976 |
760,000 |
0.25 |
3.29% |
| 1975 |
750,000 |
0.25 |
3.25% |
| 1974 |
740,000 |
0.25 |
3.21% |
| 1973 |
720,000 |
0.25 |
3.12% |
| 1972 |
700,000 |
0.25 |
3.03% |
| 1971 |
670,000 |
0.24 |
2.90% |
| 1970 |
665,000 |
0.25 |
2.88% |
| 1969 |
660,000 |
0.25 |
2.86% |
| 1968 |
658,000 |
0.26 |
2.85% |
| 1967 |
650,000 |
0.26 |
2.82% |
| 1966 |
650,000 |
0.27 |
2.82% |
| 1965 |
640,000 |
0.27 |
2.77% |
| 1964 |
640,000 |
0.28 |
2.77% |
| 1963 |
640,000 |
0.28 |
2.77% |
| 1962 |
640,000 |
0.29 |
2.77% |
| 1961 |
640,000 |
0.29 |
2.77% |
