Forest land — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Forest land — Area was 13,036 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 13,036 1000 ha. 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 14,399 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13,036 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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% |
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 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 23,680 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Forest land — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14,399 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,036 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for forest land — area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.