Country area — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Country area — Area was 23,680 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 23,680 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 23,680 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23,680 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 90th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 23,680 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Country area — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 23,680 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 23,680 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,680 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for country area — area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 90th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.