Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Latvia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.15 million hectares
in 2025
Latvia
2.00 million hectares
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
116th
Latvia rank
118th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2.15 million hectares against 2.00 million hectares in Latvia, a difference of 154,000 hectares.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 116th and Latvia ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 17 and Latvia in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 240,036 hectares | 179,052 hectares | 60,984 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1100s | 253,278 hectares | 182,484 hectares | 70,794 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1200s | 263,185 hectares | 185,327 hectares | 77,858 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1300s | 284,632 hectares | 187,387 hectares | 97,245 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1400s | 305,196 hectares | 188,399 hectares | 116,797 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1500s | 324,918 hectares | 187,988 hectares | 136,930 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1600s | 398,346 hectares | 185,590 hectares | 212,756 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1700s | 468,555 hectares | 180,283 hectares | 288,272 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1710s | 466,596 hectares | 208,389 hectares | 258,207 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1720s | 546,307 hectares | 240,808 hectares | 305,499 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1730s | 544,592 hectares | 278,188 hectares | 266,404 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1740s | 542,750 hectares | 321,267 hectares | 221,483 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1750s | 516,070 hectares | 370,890 hectares | 145,180 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1760s | 489,648 hectares | 428,022 hectares | 61,626 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1770s | 487,801 hectares | 493,759 hectares | 5,958 hectares | Latvia |
| 1780s | 485,925 hectares | 569,350 hectares | 83,425 hectares | Latvia |
| 1790s | 484,029 hectares | 656,213 hectares | 172,184 hectares | Latvia |
| 1800s | 481,959 hectares | 755,952 hectares | 273,993 hectares | Latvia |
| 1810s | 526,806 hectares | 870,377 hectares | 343,571 hectares | Latvia |
| 1820s | 569,361 hectares | 981,090 hectares | 411,729 hectares | Latvia |
| 1830s | 713,370 hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 391,790 hectares | Latvia |
| 1840s | 759,880 hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 484,160 hectares | Latvia |
| 1850s | 804,460 hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 594,780 hectares | Latvia |
| 1860s | 809,774 hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 762,636 hectares | Latvia |
| 1870s | 810,008 hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 906,202 hectares | Latvia |
| 1880s | 845,835 hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1890s | 892,916 hectares | 2.04 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1900s | 940,064 hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1910s | 918,009 hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1920s | 946,444 hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1930s | 1.01 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1940s | 1.23 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1950s | 1.31 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.49 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.55 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 981,829 hectares | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.63 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 910,722 hectares | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.70 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 444,519 hectares | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 265,100 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 2.31 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 426,795 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.19 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 212,457 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Latvia?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2.15 million hectares against 2.00 million hectares in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?
- 154,000 hectares, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 116th and Latvia ranks 118th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.