Laos vs Yemen: Arable land

Laos

1.22 million hectares

in 2023

Yemen

1.16 million hectares

in 2023

Laos rank

100th

Yemen rank

102nd

Arable land over time

Laos
Yemen

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.22 million hectares against 1.16 million hectares in Yemen, a difference of 66,000 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 100th and Yemen ranks 102nd 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: 06 August 2026

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.