Agricultural land use per person in Laos
Laos: Agricultural land use per person was 0.2895 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2895 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
119th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.9884 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.2895 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Laos, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Laos is 0.2895 hectares per person, 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, agricultural land use per person in Laos peaked at 0.9884 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.2895 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Laos 119th out of 202 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.
Agricultural land use per person in Laos, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.9884 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.9234 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1200 | 0.8609 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1300 | 0.8442 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1400 | 0.8281 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1500 | 0.8123 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1600 | 0.7967 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1700 | 0.7809 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1710 | 0.7649 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1720 | 0.8811 hectares per person | +15.2% |
| 1730 | 0.8644 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1740 | 0.848 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1750 | 0.794 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1760 | 0.7419 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1770 | 0.7281 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1780 | 0.7146 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1790 | 0.7015 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1800 | 0.6885 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1810 | 0.6754 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1820 | 0.662 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1830 | 0.7589 hectares per person | +14.6% |
| 1840 | 0.745 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1850 | 0.7313 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 0.6862 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1870 | 0.6429 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1880 | 0.6312 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 0.6288 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.6267 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.6247 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.6226 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.644 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7573 hectares per person | +17.6% |
| 1950 | 0.7782 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 0.7692 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.734 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 0.7002 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 0.6929 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.6859 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6792 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.6725 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.6658 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.6589 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.7308 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1961 | 0.7142 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6978 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6598 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6231 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6086 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5986 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5847 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5749 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5617 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5494 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5371 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5343 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5282 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5234 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5155 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5129 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5098 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5061 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5022 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4965 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.485 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4756 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4652 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4572 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4482 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.436 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4243 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4151 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4046 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.396 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3854 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3753 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3656 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3615 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3545 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.347 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3509 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3455 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3401 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3397 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3407 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3416 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3425 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3434 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.345 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3466 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3478 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3494 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3547 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3534 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3527 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3536 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3614 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3638 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3629 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3601 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3457 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3355 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3229 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.311 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3077 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3121 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3003 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2949 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2895 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.2895 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.2895 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9884 hectares per person | 0.9884 hectares per person | 0.9884 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.9234 hectares per person | 0.9234 hectares per person | 0.9234 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8609 hectares per person | 0.8609 hectares per person | 0.8609 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.8442 hectares per person | 0.8442 hectares per person | 0.8442 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.8281 hectares per person | 0.8281 hectares per person | 0.8281 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8123 hectares per person | 0.8123 hectares per person | 0.8123 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7967 hectares per person | 0.7967 hectares per person | 0.7967 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.7809 hectares per person | 0.7809 hectares per person | 0.7809 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7649 hectares per person | 0.7649 hectares per person | 0.7649 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8811 hectares per person | 0.8811 hectares per person | 0.8811 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.8644 hectares per person | 0.8644 hectares per person | 0.8644 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.848 hectares per person | 0.848 hectares per person | 0.848 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.794 hectares per person | 0.794 hectares per person | 0.794 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7419 hectares per person | 0.7419 hectares per person | 0.7419 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7281 hectares per person | 0.7281 hectares per person | 0.7281 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7146 hectares per person | 0.7146 hectares per person | 0.7146 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7015 hectares per person | 0.7015 hectares per person | 0.7015 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.6885 hectares per person | 0.6885 hectares per person | 0.6885 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.6754 hectares per person | 0.6754 hectares per person | 0.6754 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.662 hectares per person | 0.662 hectares per person | 0.662 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.7589 hectares per person | 0.7589 hectares per person | 0.7589 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.745 hectares per person | 0.745 hectares per person | 0.745 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7313 hectares per person | 0.7313 hectares per person | 0.7313 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.6862 hectares per person | 0.6862 hectares per person | 0.6862 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.6429 hectares per person | 0.6429 hectares per person | 0.6429 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.6312 hectares per person | 0.6312 hectares per person | 0.6312 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.6288 hectares per person | 0.6288 hectares per person | 0.6288 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6267 hectares per person | 0.6267 hectares per person | 0.6267 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.6247 hectares per person | 0.6247 hectares per person | 0.6247 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.6226 hectares per person | 0.6226 hectares per person | 0.6226 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.644 hectares per person | 0.644 hectares per person | 0.644 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.7573 hectares per person | 0.7573 hectares per person | 0.7573 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.7037 hectares per person | 0.6589 hectares per person | 0.7782 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6354 hectares per person | 0.5617 hectares per person | 0.7308 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5219 hectares per person | 0.5022 hectares per person | 0.5494 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4508 hectares per person | 0.4046 hectares per person | 0.4965 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3622 hectares per person | 0.3401 hectares per person | 0.396 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3451 hectares per person | 0.3397 hectares per person | 0.3547 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3512 hectares per person | 0.3229 hectares per person | 0.3638 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3026 hectares per person | 0.2895 hectares per person | 0.3121 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1874 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8289 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2734 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Laos?
- Agricultural land use per person in Laos was 0.2895 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9884 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2895 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Laos ranks 119th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.