Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Laos

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Laos
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Laos: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

140th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.039 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2013

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Laos, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.039 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2013.

That places Laos 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Laos, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.039 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.039 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.0368 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-5.6%
1964	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-5.9%
1965	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.0358 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.3%
1998	0.0357 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.1%
1999	0.0353 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.2%
2000	0.0349 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.2%
2001	0.0342 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.9%
2002	0.0338 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.3%
2003	0.0334 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.3%
2004	0.0329 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.3%
2005	0.0325 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.3%
2006	0.0318 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.0%
2007	0.0314 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.4%
2008	0.031 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.4%
2009	0.0303 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.1%
2010	0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.4%
2011	0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.4%
2012	0.0295 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.4%
2014	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Laos compared with similar countries

Laos's 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2063 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Laos's 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0359 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.039 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0349 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0358 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0326 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0303 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0349 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0294 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0299 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Laos

137 Vanuatu 0.0345 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
138 Maldives 0.0336 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
139 Grenada 0.0294 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
141 Guyana 0.0281 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
142 Dominica 0.0267 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
143 Samoa 0.0231 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Laos?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 0.039 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2013.
How does Laos rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?: Laos ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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.

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.