Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Laos
Laos: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1308 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Laos is 0.1308 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.3995 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1172 hectares per person, in 1996.
That places Laos 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2903 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2712 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2686 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3995 hectares per person | +48.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3918 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3879 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3915 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2631 hectares per person | -32.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2604 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2546 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2489 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2369 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2387 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2322 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1806 hectares per person | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1878 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1913 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2223 hectares per person | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2309 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2305 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2227 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2045 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1879 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1846 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1745 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1432 hectares per person | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1382 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1495 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1593 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1333 hectares per person | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1311 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1236 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1329 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1195 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1172 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1241 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1265 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.142 hectares per person | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1415 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1432 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1418 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1449 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.14 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1437 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1462 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1651 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1644 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1686 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1602 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1734 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1669 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1792 hectares per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1792 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1784 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1658 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1422 hectares per person | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1385 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1433 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.141 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.139 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1386 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1308 hectares per person | -5.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1308 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1308 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.034 hectares per person, 3.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +48.7% | 0.2686 hectares per person | 0.3995 hectares per person |
| 1968 | -32.8% | 0.3915 hectares per person | 0.2631 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3249 hectares per person | 0.2604 hectares per person | 0.3995 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2236 hectares per person | 0.1806 hectares per person | 0.2546 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1867 hectares per person | 0.1382 hectares per person | 0.2309 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1309 hectares per person | 0.1172 hectares per person | 0.1593 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.147 hectares per person | 0.1396 hectares per person | 0.1651 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1652 hectares per person | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.1792 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.1308 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 5 |
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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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Laos?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Laos was 0.1308 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3995 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1172 hectares per person in 1996.
- How does Laos rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Laos ranks 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.