Agricultural land use, per capita in Laos
Laos: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2984 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.2984 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.7144 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2966 hectares per person, in 2021.
Laos ranks 118th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7144 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.3463 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3454 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3463 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3543 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3561 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3548 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3511 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3362 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3254 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3127 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3005 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2966 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.299 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2984 hectares per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6263 hectares per person | 0.5646 hectares per person | 0.7144 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.3429 hectares per person | 0.3127 hectares per person | 0.3561 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2986 hectares per person | 0.2966 hectares per person | 0.3005 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Laos?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Laos was 0.2984 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7144 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2966 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Laos ranks 118th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.