Laos vs United States: Land area in hectares, per capita
Laos
3.01 hectares per person
in 2023
United States
2.72 hectares per person
in 2023
Laos rank
50th
United States rank
51st
Land area in hectares, per capita over time
- Laos
- United States
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.01 hectares per person against 2.72 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.29 hectares per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 50th and United States ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.73 hectares per person | 4.73 hectares per person | 5 hectares per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 7.83 hectares per person | 4.26 hectares per person | 3.56 hectares per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 6.26 hectares per person | 3.87 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 4.78 hectares per person | 3.47 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.97 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 0.8513 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.42 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | 0.5588 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.08 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 0.3336 hectares per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Laos or United States?
- Laos, at 3.01 hectares per person against 2.72 hectares per person in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Laos and United States?
- 0.29 hectares per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and United States rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Laos ranks 50th and United States ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.