Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Laos
Laos: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0056 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0056 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0992 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Laos ranks 53rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0992 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.097 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.095 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0931 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.091 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0889 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0869 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0849 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0829 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0809 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.079 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.077 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0751 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0732 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0716 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0701 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0689 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0677 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0652 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0638 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.059 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0573 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0557 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0526 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -83.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0056 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0056 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -83.8% | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.091 Square kilometres per person | 0.0829 Square kilometres per person | 0.0992 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | 0.0809 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0582 Square kilometres per person | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | 0.0652 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 50 French Polynesia 0.006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0058 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Nicaragua 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 54 United States 0.0054 Square kilometres per person compare
- 55 Djibouti 0.0053 Square kilometres per person compare
- 56 Brazil 0.005 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 — other areas, per capita in Laos?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Laos was 0.0056 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0992 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Laos ranks 53rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.