Afghanistan vs Laos: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Afghanistan
0.1847 hectares per person
in 2025
Laos
0.1874 hectares per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
78th
Laos rank
76th
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.1874 hectares per person against 0.1847 hectares per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0027 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 78th and Laos ranks 76th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7929 hectares per person | 0.2796 hectares per person | 0.5133 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.6421 hectares per person | 0.2533 hectares per person | 0.3888 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.6967 hectares per person | 0.2247 hectares per person | 0.472 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.5055 hectares per person | 0.1853 hectares per person | 0.3202 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.3347 hectares per person | 0.2084 hectares per person | 0.1263 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2413 hectares per person | 0.2416 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1958 hectares per person | 0.1993 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Afghanistan or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.1874 hectares per person against 0.1847 hectares per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Afghanistan and Laos?
- 0.0027 hectares per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 78th and Laos ranks 76th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.