Lao PDR Arable Land 1961-2022
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 2018 was 1,550,000, a 3.13% decline from 2017.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2017 was 1,600,000, a 3.03% decline from 2016.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2016 was 1,650,000, a 0% increase from 2015.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2015 was 1,650,000, a 3.38% increase from 2014.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
India |
156,416,000 |
Nigeria |
34,000,000 |
Ukraine |
32,888,000 |
Pakistan |
30,507,000 |
Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
Sudan |
19,823,160 |
Myanmar |
11,080,300 |
Bangladesh |
7,772,300 |
Morocco |
7,477,600 |
Vietnam |
6,988,300 |
Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
Kenya |
5,800,000 |
Philippines |
5,590,000 |
Angola |
4,900,000 |
Ghana |
4,700,000 |
Bolivia |
4,480,000 |
Uzbekistan |
4,064,500 |
Cambodia |
3,911,000 |
Zambia |
3,800,000 |
Egypt |
2,910,969 |
Tunisia |
2,607,000 |
Moldova |
1,681,700 |
Lao PDR |
1,550,000 |
Nicaragua |
1,504,000 |
Sri Lanka |
1,371,600 |
Mongolia |
1,327,400 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
1,288,000 |
Honduras |
1,020,000 |
El Salvador |
627,000 |
Congo, Rep. |
550,000 |
Lesotho |
429,300 |
Mauritania |
400,000 |
Georgia |
311,000 |
Papua New Guinea |
300,000 |
Eswatini |
175,000 |
Timor-Leste |
155,000 |
Bhutan |
94,000 |
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 |
2018 |
1,550,000 |
0.22 |
6.72% |
2017 |
1,600,000 |
0.23 |
6.93% |
2016 |
1,650,000 |
0.24 |
7.15% |
2015 |
1,650,000 |
0.24 |
7.15% |
2014 |
1,596,000 |
0.24 |
6.92% |
2013 |
1,489,000 |
0.23 |
6.45% |
2012 |
1,450,000 |
0.23 |
6.28% |
2011 |
1,428,000 |
0.23 |
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 |
0.21 |
5.20% |
2005 |
1,150,000 |
0.20 |
4.98% |
2004 |
1,105,000 |
0.20 |
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 |
0.17 |
3.80% |
1998 |
862,000 |
0.17 |
3.73% |
1997 |
854,000 |
0.17 |
3.70% |
1996 |
824,000 |
0.17 |
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% |