Agricultural area over the long-term in Laos
Laos: Agricultural area over the long-term was 2.15 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.15 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
116th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.42 million hectares
in 2016
All-time low
240,036 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Laos, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Laos recorded 2.15 million hectares for agricultural area over the long-term in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Laos peaked at 2.42 million hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 240,036 hectares, in 1000.
That places Laos 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Laos, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 240,036 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 253,278 hectares | +5.5% |
| 1200 | 263,185 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1300 | 284,632 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1400 | 305,196 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1500 | 324,918 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1600 | 398,346 hectares | +22.6% |
| 1700 | 468,555 hectares | +17.6% |
| 1710 | 466,596 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1720 | 546,307 hectares | +17.1% |
| 1730 | 544,592 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1740 | 542,750 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1750 | 516,070 hectares | -4.9% |
| 1760 | 489,648 hectares | -5.1% |
| 1770 | 487,801 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1780 | 485,925 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1790 | 484,029 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1800 | 481,959 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 526,806 hectares | +9.3% |
| 1820 | 569,361 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1830 | 713,370 hectares | +25.3% |
| 1840 | 759,880 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1850 | 804,460 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1860 | 809,774 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 810,008 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 845,835 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1890 | 892,916 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1900 | 940,064 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1910 | 918,009 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1920 | 946,444 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1930 | 1.01 million hectares | +7.0% |
| 1940 | 1.23 million hectares | +21.6% |
| 1950 | 1.31 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1951 | 1.33 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 1.29 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 1.26 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 1.28 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 1.30 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 1.31 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 1.33 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 1.35 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 1.37 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 1.55 million hectares | +13.5% |
| 1961 | 1.55 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.55 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.50 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 1.45 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.45 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.46 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.46 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.47 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.47 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.48 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.48 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.51 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.53 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.55 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.57 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.58 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.59 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.60 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.60 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.61 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.61 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.62 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.62 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.63 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.64 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.64 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.64 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.65 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.65 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.66 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.66 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.66 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.67 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.69 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.70 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.70 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.76 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.76 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.77 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.81 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.95 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.99 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.10 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.19 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.22 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.33 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.38 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.41 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.42 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.35 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.31 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.20 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.25 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.19 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.17 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.15 million hectares | -0.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.15 million hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.65 million hectares, 22% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.15 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.15 million hectares, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | +25.3% | 569,361 hectares | 713,370 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 240,036 hectares | 240,036 hectares | 240,036 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 253,278 hectares | 253,278 hectares | 253,278 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 263,185 hectares | 263,185 hectares | 263,185 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 284,632 hectares | 284,632 hectares | 284,632 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 305,196 hectares | 305,196 hectares | 305,196 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 324,918 hectares | 324,918 hectares | 324,918 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 398,346 hectares | 398,346 hectares | 398,346 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 468,555 hectares | 468,555 hectares | 468,555 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 466,596 hectares | 466,596 hectares | 466,596 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 546,307 hectares | 546,307 hectares | 546,307 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 544,592 hectares | 544,592 hectares | 544,592 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 542,750 hectares | 542,750 hectares | 542,750 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 516,070 hectares | 516,070 hectares | 516,070 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 489,648 hectares | 489,648 hectares | 489,648 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 487,801 hectares | 487,801 hectares | 487,801 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 485,925 hectares | 485,925 hectares | 485,925 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 484,029 hectares | 484,029 hectares | 484,029 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 481,959 hectares | 481,959 hectares | 481,959 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 526,806 hectares | 526,806 hectares | 526,806 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 569,361 hectares | 569,361 hectares | 569,361 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 713,370 hectares | 713,370 hectares | 713,370 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 759,880 hectares | 759,880 hectares | 759,880 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 804,460 hectares | 804,460 hectares | 804,460 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 809,774 hectares | 809,774 hectares | 809,774 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 810,008 hectares | 810,008 hectares | 810,008 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 845,835 hectares | 845,835 hectares | 845,835 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 892,916 hectares | 892,916 hectares | 892,916 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 940,064 hectares | 940,064 hectares | 940,064 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 918,009 hectares | 918,009 hectares | 918,009 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 946,444 hectares | 946,444 hectares | 946,444 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.23 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.31 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.70 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 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 agricultural area over the long-term in Laos?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Laos was 2.15 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,036 hectares in 1000.
- How does Laos rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Laos ranks 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.