Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Laos

Agricultural land in Laos in 2023 — 22,872 km². Ranked 113 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 47.6%.

2023 22,872 km² +1.21% vs 2022
World rank 113of 209
Period maximum 24,260 km²2016
Period minimum 14,500 km²1964

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Laos, 1961–202312,50015,00017,50020,00022,50025,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 15,500 km²1963: 15,000 km²1965: 14,500 km²1967: 14,600 km²1969: 14,720 km²1971: 14,820 km²1973: 15,320 km²1975: 15,680 km²1977: 15,900 km²1979: 16,050 km²1981: 16,090 km²1983: 16,200 km²1985: 16,350 km²1987: 16,400 km²1989: 16,520 km²1991: 16,620 km²1993: 16,650 km²1995: 17,000 km²1997: 17,560 km²1999: 17,730 km²2001: 18,410 km²2003: 19,110 km²2005: 19,850 km²2007: 20,630 km²2009: 21,680 km²2011: 22,198 km²2013: 23,424 km²2015: 24,129 km²2017: 23,596 km²2019: 22,629 km²2021: 22,104 km²2023: 22,872 km²
Change over the period: +7,372 (+47.56%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 22,872 km²
World 47.92M km²
East Asia & Pacific 11.45M km²
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.33M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 22,872 +274 +1.21%
2022 22,598 +494 +2.23%
2021 22,104 +25 +0.11%
2020 22,079 −550 −2.43%
2019 22,629 −569 −2.45%
2018 23,198 −398 −1.69%
2017 23,596 −664 −2.74%
2016 24,260 +131 +0.54%
2015 24,129 +257 +1.08%
2014 23,872 +448 +1.91%
2013 23,424 +846 +3.74%
2012 22,579 +381 +1.71%
2011 22,198 +263 +1.2%
2010 21,935 +255 +1.18%
2009 21,680 +640 +3.04%
2008 21,040 +410 +1.99%
2007 20,630 +380 +1.88%
2006 20,250 +400 +2.02%
2005 19,850 +390 +2%
2004 19,460 +350 +1.83%
2003 19,110 +350 +1.87%
2002 18,760 +350 +1.9%
2001 18,410 +350 +1.94%
2000 18,060 +330 +1.86%
1999 17,730 +80 +0.45%
1998 17,650 +90 +0.51%
1997 17,560 +560 +3.29%
1996 17,000 +0 +0%
1995 17,000 +100 +0.59%
1994 16,900 +250 +1.5%
1993 16,650 +10 +0.06%
1992 16,640 +20 +0.12%
1991 16,620 +20 +0.12%
1990 16,600 +80 +0.48%
1989 16,520 +20 +0.12%
1988 16,500 +100 +0.61%
1987 16,400 +20 +0.12%
1986 16,380 +30 +0.18%
1985 16,350 +50 +0.31%
1984 16,300 +100 +0.62%
1983 16,200 +30 +0.19%
1982 16,170 +80 +0.5%
1981 16,090 +30 +0.19%
1980 16,060 +10 +0.06%
1979 16,050 +70 +0.44%
1978 15,980 +80 +0.5%
1977 15,900 +100 +0.63%
1976 15,800 +120 +0.77%
1975 15,680 +130 +0.84%
1974 15,550 +230 +1.5%
1973 15,320 +200 +1.32%
1972 15,120 +300 +2.02%
1971 14,820 +50 +0.34%
1970 14,770 +50 +0.34%
1969 14,720 +20 +0.14%
1968 14,700 +100 +0.68%
1967 14,600 +0 +0%
1966 14,600 +100 +0.69%
1965 14,500 +0 +0%
1964 14,500 −500 −3.33%
1963 15,000 −500 −3.23%
1962 15,500 +0 +0%
1961 15,500

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.