Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Rwanda: Total agricultural area over the long term

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.15 million
in 2025
Rwanda
2.07 million
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
116th
Rwanda rank
117th

Total agricultural area over the long term over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2.15 million against 2.07 million in Rwanda, a difference of 82,650.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 117th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 10 and Rwanda in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Rwanda Difference Ahead
1000s 240,036 326,250 86,214 Rwanda
1100s 253,278 384,575 131,297 Rwanda
1200s 263,185 437,427 174,242 Rwanda
1300s 284,632 484,057 199,425 Rwanda
1400s 305,196 523,452 218,256 Rwanda
1500s 324,918 554,175 229,257 Rwanda
1600s 398,346 571,956 173,610 Rwanda
1700s 468,555 575,485 106,930 Rwanda
1710s 466,596 612,934 146,338 Rwanda
1720s 546,307 649,424 103,117 Rwanda
1730s 544,592 684,918 140,326 Rwanda
1740s 542,750 719,374 176,624 Rwanda
1750s 516,070 752,744 236,674 Rwanda
1760s 489,648 784,980 295,332 Rwanda
1770s 487,801 816,023 328,222 Rwanda
1780s 485,925 845,813 359,888 Rwanda
1790s 484,029 874,280 390,251 Rwanda
1800s 481,959 901,344 419,385 Rwanda
1810s 526,806 926,916 400,110 Rwanda
1820s 569,361 950,896 381,535 Rwanda
1830s 713,370 973,165 259,795 Rwanda
1840s 759,880 993,588 233,708 Rwanda
1850s 804,460 1.01 million 207,540 Rwanda
1860s 809,774 1.00 million 193,326 Rwanda
1870s 810,008 992,882 182,874 Rwanda
1880s 845,835 981,133 135,298 Rwanda
1890s 892,916 997,001 104,085 Rwanda
1900s 940,064 914,420 25,644 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1910s 918,009 819,502 98,507 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1920s 946,444 761,675 184,769 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1930s 1.01 million 850,837 161,943 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1940s 1.23 million 934,428 297,542 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1950s 1.31 million 1.17 million 142,832 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1960s 1.49 million 1.35 million 140,200 Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 1.55 million 1.57 million 24,300 Rwanda
1980s 1.63 million 1.80 million 174,900 Rwanda
1990s 1.70 million 1.71 million 4,800 Rwanda
2000s 1.97 million 1.88 million 91,600 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 2.31 million 1.97 million 344,546 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 2.19 million 2.02 million 173,928 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Rwanda?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2.15 million against 2.07 million in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Rwanda?
82,650, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Rwanda?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Rwanda rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total 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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Indicator
Total agricultural area over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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