Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Laos
Laos: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1071 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Laos, 1961–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Laos is 0.1071, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Laos peaked at 1.02 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1071, in 2023.
That places Laos 159th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8123 | 0.6418 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7362 | 0.6404 | 0.8911 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5652 | 0.4874 | 0.6352 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4423 | 0.3541 | 0.5098 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3175 | 0.2826 | 0.3345 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1906 | 0.1409 | 0.2656 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1202 | 0.1071 | 0.1289 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Laos?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Laos was 0.1071 in 2023, according to 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.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1071 in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Laos ranks 159th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).