Statizoid

Laos vs Rwanda: Arable land

Laos
1.22 million hectares
in 2023
Rwanda
1.16 million hectares
in 2023
Laos rank
100th
Rwanda rank
101st

Arable land over time

  • Laos
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.22 million hectares against 1.16 million hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 64,930 hectares.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 100th and Rwanda ranks 101st of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.