China vs Laos: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
China
0.1335
in 2023
Laos
0.1071
in 2023
China rank
158th
Laos rank
159th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- China
- Laos
How they compare
China currently reports 0.1335 against 0.1071 in Laos, a difference of 0.0264.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
China ranks 158th and Laos ranks 159th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8283 | 0.8123 | 0.016 | China |
| 1970s | 0.5859 | 0.7362 | 0.1503 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.47 | 0.5652 | 0.0951 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.3504 | 0.4423 | 0.0919 | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.2352 | 0.3175 | 0.0822 | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.1634 | 0.1906 | 0.0272 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1368 | 0.1202 | 0.0166 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, China or Laos?
- China, at 0.1335 against 0.1071 in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between China and Laos?
- 0.0264, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Laos rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- China ranks 158th and Laos ranks 159th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).