Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Laos
Laos: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0301 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0301 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
46th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1064 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0301 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0301 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.1064 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Laos 46th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1064 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.104 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1016 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0994 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0971 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0949 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0928 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0906 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0885 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0865 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0844 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0824 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0804 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0785 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0768 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0753 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.074 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0728 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0715 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0701 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0686 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0669 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0652 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0634 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0617 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.06 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0583 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0567 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0551 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0535 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0493 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0468 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0457 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.044 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0432 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0425 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0418 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0411 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0399 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0393 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0381 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0375 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0359 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0344 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0339 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0334 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0301 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0301 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 4.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0973 Square kilometres per person | 0.0885 Square kilometres per person | 0.1064 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0783 Square kilometres per person | 0.0715 Square kilometres per person | 0.0865 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0626 Square kilometres per person | 0.0551 Square kilometres per person | 0.0701 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | 0.0432 Square kilometres per person | 0.0535 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0397 Square kilometres per person | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0425 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0308 Square kilometres per person | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 43 Somalia 0.0342 Square kilometres per person compare
- 44 Angola 0.0339 Square kilometres per person compare
- 45 Venezuela 0.0312 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 United States 0.0272 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 0.027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 49 Palau 0.0259 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Laos
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9142 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Laos?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Laos was 0.0301 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1064 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Laos ranks 46th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.