Forest land — Area in Laos
Laos: Forest land — Area was 13,036 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Laos, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Laos is 13,036 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Laos peaked at 14,399 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13,036 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Laos 54th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,399 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,364 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 14,329 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 14,294 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 14,260 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 14,225 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 14,190 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 14,155 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 14,120 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 14,085 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 14,050 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 14,011 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13,972 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13,933 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13,894 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 13,855 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13,816 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 13,777 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 13,738 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 13,700 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 13,661 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13,602 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 13,544 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 13,486 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13,428 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 13,369 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13,338 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13,307 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13,275 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13,244 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13,213 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13,177 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 13,142 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13,107 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 13,071 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 13,036 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 13,036 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 13,036 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 11.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,242 1000 ha | 14,085 1000 ha | 14,399 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,875 1000 ha | 13,700 1000 ha | 14,050 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,425 1000 ha | 13,244 1000 ha | 13,661 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,124 1000 ha | 13,036 1000 ha | 13,213 1000 ha | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Laos?
- Forest land — area in Laos was 13,036 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 14,399 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,036 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for forest land — area?
- Laos ranks 54th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — 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.