Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Laos
Laos: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0309 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0309 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
49th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1091 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0309 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area, per capita in Laos is 0.0309 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.1091 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0309 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Laos ranks 49th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1091 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1067 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1043 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1019 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0997 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0974 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0952 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.093 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0908 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0887 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0866 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0845 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0825 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0806 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0788 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0773 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0759 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0747 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0734 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0719 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0703 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0686 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0669 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0633 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0616 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0598 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0581 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0565 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0534 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0492 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0469 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0429 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.041 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0403 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0391 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0379 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0358 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0348 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0343 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0337 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0332 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0322 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0309 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0309 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 4.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0998 Square kilometres per person | 0.0908 Square kilometres per person | 0.1091 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0803 Square kilometres per person | 0.0734 Square kilometres per person | 0.0887 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0642 Square kilometres per person | 0.0565 Square kilometres per person | 0.0719 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0407 Square kilometres per person | 0.0379 Square kilometres per person | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | 0.0322 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 46 Somalia 0.0347 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 Angola 0.0339 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 Venezuela 0.0322 Square kilometres per person compare
- 50 United States 0.0292 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 0.0282 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 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 — total area, per capita in Laos?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Laos was 0.0309 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1091 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0309 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Laos ranks 49th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.