Forest land — Share in Land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Forest land — Share in Land area was 56.64 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 56.64 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 62.39 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 56.64 %, in 2024.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 8th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.39 % | — |
| 1991 | 62.24 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 61.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 61.78 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.63 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 61.48 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 61.33 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 61.18 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 61.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 60.88 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 60.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.54 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 60.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 60.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 59.86 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 59.69 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 59.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.94 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 58.68 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 58.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.18 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 57.93 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.79 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.38 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.94 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.79 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.64 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.71 % | 61.03 % | 62.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.12 % | 59.36 % | 60.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.17 % | 57.38 % | 59.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.94 % | 56.64 % | 57.25 % | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.92 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Forest land — share in land area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 56.64 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 62.39 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.64 % in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 — Share in 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.