Gambia vs Laos: Arable land
Gambia
0.1631 hectares per person
in 2023
Laos
0.1597 hectares per person
in 2023
Gambia rank
76th
Laos rank
78th
Arable land over time
- Gambia
- Laos
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 76th and Laos ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2748 hectares per person | 0.2722 hectares per person | 0.0026 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.2582 hectares per person | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.0105 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.2143 hectares per person | 0.2138 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.154 hectares per person | 0.1708 hectares per person | 0.0168 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.1771 hectares per person | 0.1933 hectares per person | 0.0162 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.2052 hectares per person | 0.2135 hectares per person | 0.0082 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1689 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 0.0058 hectares per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Gambia or Laos?
- Gambia, at 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Gambia and Laos?
- 0.0034 hectares per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Laos?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Laos rank globally for arable land?
- Gambia ranks 76th and Laos ranks 78th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.