Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1,074 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 1,074 for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1,074 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 519.01, in 2000.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 16th out of 24 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 519.01 | — |
| 2001 | 553.19 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 545.94 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 725.44 | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 912.4 | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 924.68 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 915.96 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 910.2 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 905.76 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 911.22 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 925.27 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 923.7 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 940.56 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 954.79 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 956.24 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 968.94 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 997.31 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,005 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,028 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,051 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,061 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,059 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,074 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 782.38 | 519.01 | 924.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 975.09 | 923.7 | 1,051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,065 | 1,059 | 1,074 | 3 |
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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 — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1,074 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,074 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 519.01 in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 16th out of 24 regions with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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