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Agricultural land in Laos

Agricultural land in Laos was 9.5% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 191st highest of 224 countries in 2024.

20249.5% Estimated
Change on 2023-0 pts
Rank191st of 224Countries ranked
Series high10.52016
Series low6.31964

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Agricultural land in Laos, 1961 to 2024

6789101119611971198119912001201120241961: 6.7 %1962: 6.7 %1963: 6.5 %1964: 6.3 %1965: 6.3 %1966: 6.3 %1967: 6.3 %1968: 6.4 %1969: 6.4 %1970: 6.4 %1971: 6.4 %1972: 6.6 %1973: 6.6 %1974: 6.7 %1975: 6.8 %1976: 6.9 %1977: 6.9 %1978: 6.9 %1979: 7 %1980: 7 %1981: 7 %1982: 7 %1983: 7 %1984: 7.1 %1985: 7.1 %1986: 7.1 %1987: 7.1 %1988: 7.2 %1989: 7.2 %1990: 7.2 %1991: 7.2 %1992: 7.2 %1993: 7.2 %1994: 7.3 %1995: 7.4 %1996: 7.4 %1997: 7.6 %1998: 7.7 %1999: 7.7 %2000: 7.8 %2001: 8 %2002: 8.2 %2003: 8.3 %2004: 8.5 %2005: 8.7 %2006: 8.8 %2007: 8.9 %2008: 9.1 %2009: 9.4 %2010: 9.5 %2011: 9.6 %2012: 9.8 %2013: 10.2 %2014: 10.3 %2015: 10.5 %2016: 10.5 %2017: 10.2 %2018: 10.1 %2019: 9.8 %2020: 9.6 %2021: 9.6 %2022: 9.8 %2023: 9.6 %2024: 9.5 %68101219611983200520241961: 6.7 %1962: 6.7 %1963: 6.5 %1964: 6.3 %1965: 6.3 %1966: 6.3 %1967: 6.3 %1968: 6.4 %1969: 6.4 %1970: 6.4 %1971: 6.4 %1972: 6.6 %1973: 6.6 %1974: 6.7 %1975: 6.8 %1976: 6.9 %1977: 6.9 %1978: 6.9 %1979: 7 %1980: 7 %1981: 7 %1982: 7 %1983: 7 %1984: 7.1 %1985: 7.1 %1986: 7.1 %1987: 7.1 %1988: 7.2 %1989: 7.2 %1990: 7.2 %1991: 7.2 %1992: 7.2 %1993: 7.2 %1994: 7.3 %1995: 7.4 %1996: 7.4 %1997: 7.6 %1998: 7.7 %1999: 7.7 %2000: 7.8 %2001: 8 %2002: 8.2 %2003: 8.3 %2004: 8.5 %2005: 8.7 %2006: 8.8 %2007: 8.9 %2008: 9.1 %2009: 9.4 %2010: 9.5 %2011: 9.6 %2012: 9.8 %2013: 10.2 %2014: 10.3 %2015: 10.5 %2016: 10.5 %2017: 10.2 %2018: 10.1 %2019: 9.8 %2020: 9.6 %2021: 9.6 %2022: 9.8 %2023: 9.6 %2024: 9.5 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
20249.5 Estimated
20239.6 Estimated
20229.8 Estimated
20219.6 Estimated
20209.6 Estimated
20199.8 Estimated
201810.1 Estimated
201710.2 Estimated
201610.5 Estimated
201510.5 Estimated
201410.3 Estimated
201310.2 Estimated
20129.8 Estimated
20119.6 Estimated
20109.5 Estimated
20099.4 Estimated
20089.1 Estimated
20078.9 Estimated
20068.8 Estimated
20058.7 Estimated
20048.5 Estimated
20038.3 Estimated
20028.2 Estimated
20018 Estimated
20007.8 Estimated
19997.7 Estimated
19987.7 Estimated
19977.6 Estimated
19967.4 Estimated
19957.4 Estimated
19947.3 Estimated
19937.2 Estimated
19927.2 Estimated
19917.2 Estimated
19907.2 Estimated
19897.2 Estimated
19887.2 Estimated
19877.1 Estimated
19867.1 Estimated
19857.1 Estimated
19847.1 Estimated
19837 Estimated
19827 Estimated
19817 Estimated
19807 Estimated
19797 Estimated
19786.9 Estimated
19776.9 Estimated
19766.9 Estimated
19756.8 Estimated
19746.7 Estimated
19736.6 Estimated
19726.6 Estimated
19716.4 Estimated
19706.4 Estimated
19696.4 Estimated
19686.4 Estimated
19676.3 Estimated
19666.3 Estimated
19656.3 Estimated
19646.3 Estimated
19636.5 Estimated
19626.7 Estimated
19616.7 Estimated

Laos compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 5.6 %Afghanistan: 58.4 %Antigua and Barbuda: 21.1 %Albania: 41.1 %Armenia: 59.4 %Angola: 36.3 %Argentina: 45.8 %Austria: 31.1 %Australia: 47.3 %Azerbaijan: 57.8 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22.4 %Bangladesh: 72.2 %Belgium: 44.4 %Burkina Faso: 62.6 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Burundi: 74.2 %Benin: 43.1 %Brunei: 2.9 %Bolivia: 36.1 %Brazil: 28.4 %Bahamas: 1.3 %Bhutan: 13.8 %Botswana: 45.6 %Belarus: 39.1 %Belize: 8.2 %Canada: 6.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 16.2 %Central African Republic: 9.3 %Republic of the Congo: 31.2 %Switzerland: 37.7 %Côte d’Ivoire: 83.9 %Chile: 14.4 %Cameroon: 21.1 %China: 41.7 %Colombia: 36.5 %Costa Rica: 31.4 %Cuba: 61.7 %Cape Verde: 24.8 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Djibouti: 73.5 %Denmark: 65.1 %Dominican Republic: 51.5 %Algeria: 17.4 %Ecuador: 20.3 %Estonia: 23 %Egypt: 4.3 %Western Sahara: 18.8 %Eritrea: 62.8 %Spain: 49.3 %Ethiopia: 34.3 %Finland: 7.4 %Fiji: 17 %Falkland Islands: 93.2 %Faroe Islands: 70.1 %France: 52.8 %Gabon: 6.9 %United Kingdom: 69.2 %Georgia: 33.7 %Ghana: 55.4 %Greenland: 0.6 %Gambia: 76.1 %Guinea: 73.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 3.4 %Greece: 38.9 %Guatemala: 46 %Guinea-Bissau: 31.4 %Guyana: 3.4 %Hong Kong: 3.8 %Honduras: 28.5 %Croatia: 26.2 %Haiti: 65.1 %Hungary: 55.5 %Indonesia: 28.9 %Ireland: 65.2 %Israel: 23.8 %Isle of Man: 68.3 %India: 59.9 %Iraq: 21.7 %Iran: 29 %Iceland: 16.3 %Italy: 43.6 %Jamaica: 39.1 %Jordan: 11.6 %Japan: 12.6 %Kenya: 50 %Kyrgyzstan: 54 %Cambodia: 34.7 %Kiribati: 41.9 %North Korea: 21.6 %South Korea: 16 %Kuwait: 8.4 %Cayman Islands: 11.3 %Kazakhstan: 79.2 %Laos: 9.5 %Lebanon: 63.7 %Sri Lanka: 48.8 %Liberia: 20.1 %Lesotho: 92.9 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Libya: 8.7 %Morocco: 67.2 %Moldova: 73.2 %Montenegro: 18.5 %Madagascar: 70.4 %North Macedonia: 49.2 %Mali: 34.2 %Myanmar: 19.9 %Mongolia: 68.8 %Mauritania: 38.5 %Mauritius: 40.9 %Malawi: 65 %Mexico: 50.6 %Malaysia: 24.8 %Mozambique: 56.1 %Namibia: 47.1 %New Caledonia: 9.8 %Niger: 36.8 %Nigeria: 77.1 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Norway: 2.7 %Nepal: 26.1 %New Zealand: 36.8 %Oman: 4.8 %Panama: 23.1 %Peru: 19 %French Polynesia: 8.1 %Papua New Guinea: 3.1 %Philippines: 42.8 %Pakistan: 47.2 %Poland: 46.2 %Puerto Rico: 18.5 %Palestine: 64.9 %Portugal: 41.3 %Palau: 9.4 %Paraguay: 54.1 %Qatar: 6.4 %Romania: 55.2 %Serbia: 38.1 %Russia: 13.2 %Rwanda: 75.7 %Saudi Arabia: 81.7 %Solomon Islands: 4.1 %Sudan: 60.3 %Sweden: 7.3 %Singapore: 0.9 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %Sierra Leone: 55.2 %Senegal: 49.4 %Somalia: 70.3 %Suriname: 0.5 %South Sudan: 44.7 %El Salvador: 57.3 %Syria: 74.1 %Eswatini: 69.6 %Chad: 40 %Togo: 69.1 %Thailand: 43.3 %Tajikistan: 28 %Timor-Leste: 23 %Turkmenistan: 84.3 %Tunisia: 62.1 %Türkiye: 50.2 %Trinidad and Tobago: 11.6 %Taiwan: 21.9 %Tanzania: 45.1 %Ukraine: 71.3 %Uganda: 80.3 %United States: 46.1 %Uruguay: 87.4 %Uzbekistan: 59 %Venezuela: 24.4 %Vietnam: 39.2 %Vanuatu: 13.3 %Samoa: 17.8 %Yemen: 44.4 %South Africa: 79.4 %Zambia: 32.1 %Zimbabwe: 48.1 %
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Agricultural land, 2024, %. Laos is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Laos, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Laos, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/laos. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Laos, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/laos.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Laos, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/laos (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, Laos, 1961 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/laos. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in Laos?

Agricultural land in Laos was 9.5% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 191st highest of 224 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Laos?

10.5% in 2016, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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