Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 146.16 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 146.16 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 31.7% on the previous year and up 179.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 146.16 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.66 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 125th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.66 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 52.34 Square kilometres | +96.3% |
| 2015 | 109 Square kilometres | +108.2% |
| 2020 | 110.99 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 146.16 Square kilometres | +31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.66 Square kilometres | 26.66 Square kilometres | 26.66 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.67 Square kilometres | 52.34 Square kilometres | 109 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 128.58 Square kilometres | 110.99 Square kilometres | 146.16 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- 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 land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 146.16 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 146.16 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.66 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 125th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.2%. 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation