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Laos vs Zambia: Cropland per person over the long-term

Laos
0.1985 hectares per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.2003 hectares per person
in 2025
Laos rank
79th
Zambia rank
78th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Laos
  • Zambia
0.20.40.60.8100015122025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.2003 hectares per person against 0.1985 hectares per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zambia ahead.

Laos ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 78th of 202 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Zambia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1482 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6661 hectares per person Zambia
1100s 0.1481 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6662 hectares per person Zambia
1200s 0.148 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6662 hectares per person Zambia
1300s 0.148 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6663 hectares per person Zambia
1400s 0.148 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6663 hectares per person Zambia
1500s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6663 hectares per person Zambia
1600s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1700s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1710s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1720s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1730s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1740s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1750s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1760s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1770s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1780s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1790s 0.1479 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1800s 0.1478 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1810s 0.1478 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1820s 0.1478 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1830s 0.1478 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1840s 0.1478 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1850s 0.1478 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1860s 0.1478 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1870s 0.1478 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6664 hectares per person Zambia
1880s 0.1477 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6665 hectares per person Zambia
1890s 0.1565 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6577 hectares per person Zambia
1900s 0.1653 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6489 hectares per person Zambia
1910s 0.1742 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6401 hectares per person Zambia
1920s 0.183 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.6313 hectares per person Zambia
1930s 0.2155 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.5987 hectares per person Zambia
1940s 0.2481 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.5662 hectares per person Zambia
1950s 0.2912 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.5231 hectares per person Zambia
1960s 0.279 hectares per person 0.7486 hectares per person 0.4696 hectares per person Zambia
1970s 0.2521 hectares per person 0.5844 hectares per person 0.3323 hectares per person Zambia
1980s 0.2293 hectares per person 0.3814 hectares per person 0.1521 hectares per person Zambia
1990s 0.1905 hectares per person 0.3163 hectares per person 0.1258 hectares per person Zambia
2000s 0.2128 hectares per person 0.2477 hectares per person 0.0349 hectares per person Zambia
2010s 0.248 hectares per person 0.2529 hectares per person 0.0049 hectares per person Zambia
2020s 0.2092 hectares per person 0.2128 hectares per person 0.0037 hectares per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Laos or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.2003 hectares per person against 0.1985 hectares per person in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Laos and Zambia?
0.0018 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zambia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Laos and Zambia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Laos ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 78th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.