Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
24th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3225 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Least developed countries, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Least developed countries is 0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Least developed countries peaked at 0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3225 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Least developed countries 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3225 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3228 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3237 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3243 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3247 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.325 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3253 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.326 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3263 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3265 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3268 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3272 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.327 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3268 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3272 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3275 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3276 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3284 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3284 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.329 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3296 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.33 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3307 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3311 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3323 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3332 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3336 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3345 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.335 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.336 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3372 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.338 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3396 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3412 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3424 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.344 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3457 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3469 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.349 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.351 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3527 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3536 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.356 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3542 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3583 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3597 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3615 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3631 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3654 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.368 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3701 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3951 sq. km per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3971 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3985 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3997 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.401 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4025 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4038 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4045 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4053 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4061 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4068 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3245 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3225 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3263 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3273 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3265 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3284 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3319 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.329 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.335 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.342 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.336 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.349 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3576 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.351 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3654 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.394 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.368 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4045 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4063 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4053 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 21 Madagascar 0.7029 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 22 Togo 0.7023 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 23 Faroe Islands 0.7012 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 24 Eswatini 0.6948 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 25 Isle of Man 0.6909 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 26 Mongolia 0.6896 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 27 Morocco 0.6674 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 277.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Least developed countries?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Least developed countries was 0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4071 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3225 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Least developed countries rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Least developed countries ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.