Lao PDR Arable Land 1960-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2021 was 1,224,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2020 was 1,224,000, a 5.53% decline from 2019.
- Lao PDR arable land for 2019 was 1,295,600, a 5.25% decline from 2018.
| Lao PDR Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2022 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00% |
| 2021 |
1,224,000 |
0.16 |
5.30% |
| 2020 |
1,224,000 |
0.17 |
5.30% |
| 2019 |
1,295,600 |
0.18 |
5.61% |
| 2018 |
1,367,400 |
0.19 |
5.92% |
| 2017 |
1,439,200 |
0.21 |
6.24% |
| 2016 |
1,511,000 |
0.22 |
6.55% |
| 2015 |
1,506,700 |
0.22 |
6.53% |
| 2014 |
1,502,400 |
0.22 |
6.51% |
| 2013 |
1,498,100 |
0.23 |
6.49% |
| 2012 |
1,463,050 |
0.22 |
6.34% |
| 2011 |
1,428,000 |
0.22 |
6.19% |
| 2010 |
1,400,000 |
0.22 |
6.07% |
| 2009 |
1,360,000 |
0.22 |
5.89% |
| 2008 |
1,290,000 |
0.21 |
5.59% |
| 2007 |
1,240,000 |
0.21 |
5.37% |
| 2006 |
1,200,000 |
0.20 |
5.20% |
| 2005 |
1,150,000 |
0.20 |
4.98% |
| 2004 |
1,105,000 |
0.19 |
4.79% |
| 2003 |
1,060,000 |
0.19 |
4.59% |
| 2002 |
1,015,000 |
0.18 |
4.40% |
| 2001 |
970,000 |
0.18 |
4.20% |
| 2000 |
920,000 |
0.17 |
3.99% |
| 1999 |
877,000 |
0.16 |
3.80% |
| 1998 |
862,000 |
0.16 |
3.73% |
| 1997 |
854,000 |
0.17 |
3.70% |
| 1996 |
824,000 |
0.16 |
3.57% |
| 1995 |
828,000 |
0.17 |
3.59% |
| 1994 |
822,000 |
0.17 |
3.56% |
| 1993 |
799,000 |
0.17 |
3.46% |
| 1992 |
799,000 |
0.18 |
3.46% |
| 1991 |
799,000 |
0.18 |
3.46% |
| 1990 |
799,000 |
0.19 |
3.46% |
| 1989 |
795,000 |
0.19 |
3.44% |
| 1988 |
795,000 |
0.20 |
3.44% |
| 1987 |
793,000 |
0.20 |
3.44% |
| 1986 |
793,000 |
0.21 |
3.44% |
| 1985 |
792,000 |
0.21 |
3.43% |
| 1984 |
790,000 |
0.22 |
3.42% |
| 1983 |
785,000 |
0.22 |
3.40% |
| 1982 |
785,000 |
0.23 |
3.40% |
| 1981 |
780,000 |
0.23 |
3.38% |
| 1980 |
780,000 |
0.24 |
3.38% |
| 1979 |
780,000 |
0.24 |
3.38% |
| 1978 |
775,000 |
0.24 |
3.36% |
| 1977 |
770,000 |
0.25 |
3.34% |
| 1976 |
760,000 |
0.25 |
3.29% |
| 1975 |
750,000 |
0.25 |
3.25% |
| 1974 |
740,000 |
0.25 |
3.21% |
| 1973 |
720,000 |
0.25 |
3.12% |
| 1972 |
700,000 |
0.25 |
3.03% |
| 1971 |
670,000 |
0.24 |
2.90% |
| 1970 |
665,000 |
0.25 |
2.88% |
| 1969 |
660,000 |
0.25 |
2.86% |
| 1968 |
658,000 |
0.26 |
2.85% |
| 1967 |
650,000 |
0.26 |
2.82% |
| 1966 |
650,000 |
0.27 |
2.82% |
| 1965 |
640,000 |
0.27 |
2.77% |
| 1964 |
640,000 |
0.28 |
2.77% |
| 1963 |
640,000 |
0.28 |
2.77% |
| 1962 |
640,000 |
0.29 |
2.77% |
| 1961 |
640,000 |
0.29 |
2.77% |
| 1960 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00% |
