How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Niger?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Laos vs Niger: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Laos

0.1071

in 2023

Niger

0.1361

in 2023

Laos rank

159th

Niger rank

157th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Laos
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.1361 against 0.1071 in Laos, a difference of 0.029.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Laos ranks 159th and Niger ranks 157th of 163 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8123	0.8231	0.0108	Niger
1970s	0.7362	0.7797	0.0435	Niger
1980s	0.5652	0.59	0.0249	Niger
1990s	0.4423	0.5508	0.1085	Niger
2000s	0.3175	0.3553	0.0378	Niger
2010s	0.1906	0.2043	0.0137	Niger
2020s	0.1202	0.1566	0.0364	Niger

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, Laos or Niger?: Niger, at 0.1361 against 0.1071 in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Laos and Niger?: 0.029, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Niger?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Laos and Niger rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Laos ranks 159th and Niger ranks 157th 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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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).