Laos vs Syria: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Laos
-2.4%
in 2023
Syria
-2.3%
in 2023
Laos rank
174th
Syria rank
171st
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Laos
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports -2.3% against -2.4% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 174th and Syria ranks 171st of 225 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | -0.8% | 5.9% | Laos |
| 1980s | 5.2% | -0.8% | 6.0% | Laos |
| 1990s | 4.5% | -1.6% | 6.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 1.0% | 14.7% | Laos |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 0.6% | 17.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -1.4% | 0.9% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Laos or Syria?
- Syria, at -2.3% against -2.4% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Laos and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Syria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Syria rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Laos ranks 174th and Syria ranks 171st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.