Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Laos
Laos: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.2734 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Laos, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Laos is 0.2734 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.7306 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2734 hectares per person, in 2025.
Laos ranks 118th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7306 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7144 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6982 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6605 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6242 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6102 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6006 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5869 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5773 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5646 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5532 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5419 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5397 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5337 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.529 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5217 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5155 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5098 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5038 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4972 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4878 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4779 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4687 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4575 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4481 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4372 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4258 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4144 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4051 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3942 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.385 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3747 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3649 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3554 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3514 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3449 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3369 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3408 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3363 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.332 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3325 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3334 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3343 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3354 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3366 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3382 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3396 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3406 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3422 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3473 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.346 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.345 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3457 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3532 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3553 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3539 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3502 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3353 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3244 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3114 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2992 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2947 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2978 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2855 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2793 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2734 hectares per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6368 hectares per person | 0.5646 hectares per person | 0.7306 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5246 hectares per person | 0.4972 hectares per person | 0.5532 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4417 hectares per person | 0.3942 hectares per person | 0.4878 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3522 hectares per person | 0.332 hectares per person | 0.385 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.338 hectares per person | 0.3325 hectares per person | 0.3473 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.342 hectares per person | 0.3114 hectares per person | 0.3553 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2883 hectares per person | 0.2734 hectares per person | 0.2992 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1874 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8289 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Laos?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Laos was 0.2734 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7306 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2734 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Laos ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area 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.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area 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.