Land use hidden β Planted Forest in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Land use hidden β Planted Forest was 18,239 Square kilometres in 2023. β² Rising
Land use hidden β Planted Forest in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden β planted forest in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 18,239 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden β planted forest in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 18,239 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,800 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,943 Square kilometres | 15,826 Square kilometres | 16,060 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,871 Square kilometres | 15,800 Square kilometres | 15,942 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,747 Square kilometres | 15,958 Square kilometres | 17,537 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,976 Square kilometres | 17,712 Square kilometres | 18,239 Square kilometres | 4 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β 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 land use hidden β planted forest in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Land use hidden β planted forest in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 18,239 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden β planted forest recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18,239 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden β planted forest recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,800 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for land use hidden β planted forest?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden β planted forest rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 use hidden β Planted Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata