Agricultural irrigated land in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Agricultural irrigated land was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2002–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 19.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 20.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2014.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.9% | — |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +62.7% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 19.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 19.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 2.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural irrigated land in Lao People's Democratic Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +62.7% | 11.4% | 18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.1% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.4% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.3% | 20.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More agriculture & rural data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5969 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 19.3% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2014.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.