{"entity":{"iso2":"LA","iso3":"LAO","name":"Laos","slug":"lao-pdr"},"indicator":{"licence":"CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)","slug":"land-use-over-the-long-term","source":"HYDE (2025) \u2013 with minor processing by Our World in Data","source_url":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/land-use-over-the-long-term","title":"Land use over the long-term","unit":"hectares"},"observations":[{"date":"1000-01-01","value":204054.0},{"date":"1100-01-01","value":212658.0},{"date":"1200-01-01","value":217926.0},{"date":"1300-01-01","value":234736.0},{"date":"1400-01-01","value":250663.0},{"date":"1500-01-01","value":265748.0},{"date":"1600-01-01","value":324399.0},{"date":"1700-01-01","value":379833.0},{"date":"1710-01-01","value":376397.0},{"date":"1720-01-01","value":454631.0},{"date":"1730-01-01","value":451438.0},{"date":"1740-01-01","value":448119.0},{"date":"1750-01-01","value":419962.0},{"date":"1760-01-01","value":392063.0},{"date":"1770-01-01","value":388739.0},{"date":"1780-01-01","value":385386.0},{"date":"1790-01-01","value":382013.0},{"date":"1800-01-01","value":378465.0},{"date":"1810-01-01","value":411486.0},{"date":"1820-01-01","value":442215.0},{"date":"1830-01-01","value":574399.0},{"date":"1840-01-01","value":609083.0},{"date":"1850-01-01","value":641838.0},{"date":"1860-01-01","value":635327.0},{"date":"1870-01-01","value":623736.0},{"date":"1880-01-01","value":647899.0},{"date":"1890-01-01","value":670647.0},{"date":"1900-01-01","value":692053.0},{"date":"1910-01-01","value":662088.0},{"date":"1920-01-01","value":668300.0},{"date":"1930-01-01","value":673860.0},{"date":"1940-01-01","value":828406.0},{"date":"1950-01-01","value":837447.0},{"date":"1951-01-01","value":837872.0},{"date":"1952-01-01","value":791470.0},{"date":"1953-01-01","value":744818.0},{"date":"1954-01-01","value":744510.0},{"date":"1955-01-01","value":744187.0},{"date":"1956-01-01","value":743884.0},{"date":"1957-01-01","value":743312.0},{"date":"1958-01-01","value":742106.0},{"date":"1959-01-01","value":740132.0},{"date":"1960-01-01","value":900000.0},{"date":"1961-01-01","value":900000.0},{"date":"1962-01-01","value":900000.0},{"date":"1963-01-01","value":850000.0},{"date":"1964-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1965-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1966-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1967-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1968-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1969-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1970-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1971-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1972-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1973-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1974-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1975-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1976-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1977-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1978-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1979-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1980-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1981-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1982-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1983-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1984-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1985-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1986-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1987-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1988-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1989-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1990-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1991-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1992-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1993-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1994-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1995-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1996-01-01","value":800000.0},{"date":"1997-01-01","value":826000.0},{"date":"1998-01-01","value":825000.0},{"date":"1999-01-01","value":815000.0},{"date":"2000-01-01","value":805000.0},{"date":"2001-01-01","value":790000.0},{"date":"2002-01-01","value":780000.0},{"date":"2003-01-01","value":770000.0},{"date":"2004-01-01","value":760000.0},{"date":"2005-01-01","value":750000.0},{"date":"2006-01-01","value":735000.0},{"date":"2007-01-01","value":725000.0},{"date":"2008-01-01","value":715000.0},{"date":"2009-01-01","value":700000.0},{"date":"2010-01-01","value":690000.0},{"date":"2011-01-01","value":680000.0},{"date":"2012-01-01","value":680000.0},{"date":"2013-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2014-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2015-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2016-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2017-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2018-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2019-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2020-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2021-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2022-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2023-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2024-01-01","value":677000.0},{"date":"2025-01-01","value":677000.0}],"summary":{"latest_period":"2025-01-01","latest_value":677000.0,"max":900000.0,"mean":679771.0,"min":204054.0,"of":202,"rank":114,"trend":"rising"}}