Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Laos
Laos: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 56.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Laos, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Laos is 56.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Laos peaked at 56.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2000.
That places Laos 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.2% | — |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 56.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 56.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.8%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 29.2% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.7% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 46.2% | 56.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9142 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Laos?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Laos was 56.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Laos ranks 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).