Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 92nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +34.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 0.4% compare
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- 91 Nepal 0.4% compare
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 94 Melanesia 0.4% compare
- 95 Türkiye 0.4% compare
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.34 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 114.88 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,967 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 232,299 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 78,795 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1027 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 92nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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