Total agricultural land use per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.2895 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2895
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
118th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9884
in 1000
All-time low
0.2895
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural land use per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.2895, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9884 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.2895, in 2025.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural land use per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.9884 | — |
| 1100 | 0.9234 | -6.6% |
| 1200 | 0.8609 | -6.8% |
| 1300 | 0.8442 | -1.9% |
| 1400 | 0.8281 | -1.9% |
| 1500 | 0.8123 | -1.9% |
| 1600 | 0.7967 | -1.9% |
| 1700 | 0.7809 | -2.0% |
| 1710 | 0.7649 | -2.1% |
| 1720 | 0.8811 | +15.2% |
| 1730 | 0.8644 | -1.9% |
| 1740 | 0.848 | -1.9% |
| 1750 | 0.794 | -6.4% |
| 1760 | 0.7419 | -6.6% |
| 1770 | 0.7281 | -1.9% |
| 1780 | 0.7146 | -1.8% |
| 1790 | 0.7015 | -1.8% |
| 1800 | 0.6885 | -1.9% |
| 1810 | 0.6754 | -1.9% |
| 1820 | 0.662 | -2.0% |
| 1830 | 0.7589 | +14.6% |
| 1840 | 0.745 | -1.8% |
| 1850 | 0.7313 | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 0.6862 | -6.2% |
| 1870 | 0.6429 | -6.3% |
| 1880 | 0.6312 | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 0.6288 | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.6267 | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.6247 | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.6226 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.644 | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7573 | +17.6% |
| 1950 | 0.7782 | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 0.7692 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.734 | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 0.7002 | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 0.6929 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.6859 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6792 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.6725 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.6658 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.6589 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.7308 | +10.9% |
| 1961 | 0.7142 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6978 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6598 | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6231 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6086 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5986 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5847 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5749 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5617 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5494 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5371 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5343 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5282 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5234 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5155 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5129 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5098 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5061 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5022 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4965 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.485 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4756 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4652 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4572 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4482 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.436 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4243 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4151 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4046 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.396 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3854 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3753 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3656 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3615 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3545 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.347 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3509 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3455 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3401 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3397 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3407 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3416 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3425 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3434 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.345 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3466 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3478 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3494 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3547 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3534 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3527 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3536 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3614 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3638 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3629 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3601 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3457 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3355 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3229 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.311 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3077 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3121 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3003 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2949 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2895 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9884 | 0.9884 | 0.9884 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.9234 | 0.9234 | 0.9234 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8609 | 0.8609 | 0.8609 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.8442 | 0.8442 | 0.8442 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.8281 | 0.8281 | 0.8281 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8123 | 0.8123 | 0.8123 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7967 | 0.7967 | 0.7967 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.7809 | 0.7809 | 0.7809 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7649 | 0.7649 | 0.7649 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8811 | 0.8811 | 0.8811 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.8644 | 0.8644 | 0.8644 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.848 | 0.848 | 0.848 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.794 | 0.794 | 0.794 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7419 | 0.7419 | 0.7419 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7281 | 0.7281 | 0.7281 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7146 | 0.7146 | 0.7146 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7015 | 0.7015 | 0.7015 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.6885 | 0.6885 | 0.6885 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.6754 | 0.6754 | 0.6754 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.662 | 0.662 | 0.662 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.7589 | 0.7589 | 0.7589 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.745 | 0.745 | 0.745 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7313 | 0.7313 | 0.7313 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.6862 | 0.6862 | 0.6862 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.6429 | 0.6429 | 0.6429 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.6312 | 0.6312 | 0.6312 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.6288 | 0.6288 | 0.6288 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6267 | 0.6267 | 0.6267 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.6247 | 0.6247 | 0.6247 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.6226 | 0.6226 | 0.6226 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.644 | 0.644 | 0.644 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.7573 | 0.7573 | 0.7573 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.7037 | 0.6589 | 0.7782 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6354 | 0.5617 | 0.7308 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5219 | 0.5022 | 0.5494 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4508 | 0.4046 | 0.4965 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3622 | 0.3401 | 0.396 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3451 | 0.3397 | 0.3547 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3512 | 0.3229 | 0.3638 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3026 | 0.2895 | 0.3121 | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.62 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
- Rural population 59.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 4.70 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.62 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.2895 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9884 in 1000.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2895 in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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