Cropland per person over the long-term in Laos
Laos: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1985 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.1985 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
79th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.3065 hectares per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.1477 hectares per person
in 1880
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Laos, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long-term in Laos stood at 0.1985 hectares per person.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Laos peaked at 0.3065 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1477 hectares per person, in 1880.
Laos ranks 79th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Laos, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.1482 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.1481 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.148 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1300 | 0.148 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1400 | 0.148 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1700 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1710 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.1477 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1565 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1900 | 0.1653 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1910 | 0.1742 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1920 | 0.183 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 1930 | 0.2155 hectares per person | +17.8% |
| 1940 | 0.2481 hectares per person | +15.1% |
| 1950 | 0.2806 hectares per person | +13.1% |
| 1951 | 0.283 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2853 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2877 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.29 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.2924 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2947 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2971 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2994 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.3018 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3065 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2995 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2926 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2859 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2793 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2728 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2706 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2643 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.262 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2564 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2518 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2472 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2516 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2524 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2541 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2525 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2532 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2533 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2527 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2519 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2492 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2439 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2403 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2355 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2328 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2289 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2231 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2173 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2139 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2086 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2051 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1999 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1949 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1899 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1904 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1877 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1837 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1859 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.184 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1838 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1883 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1945 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1996 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2045 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2093 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2147 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2208 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2255 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2307 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2402 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2422 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2445 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2469 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2566 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2604 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2608 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2593 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2462 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2373 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2259 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2152 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2128 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2182 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2074 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2029 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1985 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1985 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1985 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1367 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1482 hectares per person | 0.1482 hectares per person | 0.1482 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1481 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1477 hectares per person | 0.1477 hectares per person | 0.1477 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1565 hectares per person | 0.1565 hectares per person | 0.1565 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1653 hectares per person | 0.1653 hectares per person | 0.1653 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1742 hectares per person | 0.1742 hectares per person | 0.1742 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.183 hectares per person | 0.183 hectares per person | 0.183 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2155 hectares per person | 0.2155 hectares per person | 0.2155 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2481 hectares per person | 0.2481 hectares per person | 0.2481 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2912 hectares per person | 0.2806 hectares per person | 0.3018 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.279 hectares per person | 0.2564 hectares per person | 0.3065 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2521 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.2541 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2293 hectares per person | 0.2086 hectares per person | 0.2492 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1905 hectares per person | 0.1837 hectares per person | 0.2051 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2128 hectares per person | 0.1883 hectares per person | 0.2402 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.248 hectares per person | 0.2259 hectares per person | 0.2608 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2092 hectares per person | 0.1985 hectares per person | 0.2182 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- 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 cropland per person over the long-term in Laos?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Laos was 0.1985 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3065 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1477 hectares per person in 1880.
- How does Laos rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Laos ranks 79th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.