Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 12,658 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 12,658 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 14,393 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,658 1000 ha, in 2025.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,231 1000 ha | 14,068 1000 ha | 14,393 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,815 1000 ha | 13,599 1000 ha | 14,032 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,275 1000 ha | 13,024 1000 ha | 13,551 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,815 1000 ha | 12,658 1000 ha | 12,972 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 374.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 602.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 23,680 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 12,658 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14,393 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,658 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.