What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Honduras and Laos?

164,200 hectares, with Honduras ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Laos?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs Laos: Cropland extent over the long-term

Honduras

1.64 million hectares

in 2025

Laos

1.48 million hectares

in 2025

Honduras rank

97th

Laos rank

100th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Honduras
Laos

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 1.64 million hectares against 1.48 million hectares in Laos, a difference of 164,200 hectares.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

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

Honduras ranks 97th and Laos ranks 100th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 26 and Laos in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1000s	360,054 hectares	35,981 hectares	324,073 hectares	Honduras
1100s	440,250 hectares	40,621 hectares	399,629 hectares	Honduras
1200s	537,458 hectares	45,259 hectares	492,199 hectares	Honduras
1300s	654,945 hectares	49,896 hectares	605,049 hectares	Honduras
1400s	796,437 hectares	54,533 hectares	741,904 hectares	Honduras
1500s	966,094 hectares	59,170 hectares	906,924 hectares	Honduras
1600s	267,065 hectares	73,947 hectares	193,118 hectares	Honduras
1700s	73,559 hectares	88,722 hectares	15,162 hectares	Laos
1710s	75,800 hectares	90,199 hectares	14,399 hectares	Laos
1720s	78,105 hectares	91,676 hectares	13,571 hectares	Laos
1730s	80,477 hectares	93,153 hectares	12,676 hectares	Laos
1740s	82,917 hectares	94,631 hectares	11,714 hectares	Laos
1750s	85,426 hectares	96,108 hectares	10,682 hectares	Laos
1760s	88,007 hectares	97,585 hectares	9,578 hectares	Laos
1770s	90,661 hectares	99,062 hectares	8,401 hectares	Laos
1780s	93,390 hectares	100,539 hectares	7,149 hectares	Laos
1790s	96,196 hectares	102,016 hectares	5,820 hectares	Laos
1800s	99,081 hectares	103,493 hectares	4,412 hectares	Laos
1810s	102,047 hectares	115,320 hectares	13,273 hectares	Laos
1820s	105,095 hectares	127,146 hectares	22,051 hectares	Laos
1830s	199,276 hectares	138,971 hectares	60,305 hectares	Honduras
1840s	231,423 hectares	150,797 hectares	80,626 hectares	Honduras
1850s	268,739 hectares	162,622 hectares	106,117 hectares	Honduras
1860s	297,790 hectares	174,447 hectares	123,343 hectares	Honduras
1870s	319,165 hectares	186,271 hectares	132,894 hectares	Honduras
1880s	342,049 hectares	197,936 hectares	144,113 hectares	Honduras
1890s	366,548 hectares	222,269 hectares	144,279 hectares	Honduras
1900s	392,772 hectares	248,012 hectares	144,760 hectares	Honduras
1910s	420,841 hectares	255,920 hectares	164,921 hectares	Honduras
1920s	485,784 hectares	278,143 hectares	207,641 hectares	Honduras
1930s	638,388 hectares	338,924 hectares	299,464 hectares	Honduras
1940s	822,751 hectares	403,567 hectares	419,184 hectares	Honduras
1950s	1.28 million hectares	546,170 hectares	731,062 hectares	Honduras
1960s	1.50 million hectares	656,200 hectares	848,800 hectares	Honduras
1970s	1.64 million hectares	749,900 hectares	891,600 hectares	Honduras
1980s	1.78 million hectares	829,700 hectares	948,300 hectares	Honduras
1990s	1.90 million hectares	896,900 hectares	1.00 million hectares	Honduras
2000s	1.44 million hectares	1.22 million hectares	220,000 hectares	Honduras
2010s	1.56 million hectares	1.63 million hectares	74,445 hectares	Laos
2020s	1.62 million hectares	1.52 million hectares	105,410 hectares	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Honduras or Laos?: Honduras, at 1.64 million hectares against 1.48 million hectares in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Honduras and Laos?: 164,200 hectares, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Laos?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Honduras and Laos rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Honduras ranks 97th and Laos ranks 100th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.