Other land — Area in Laos
Laos: Other land — Area was 7,807 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Laos recorded 7,807 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Laos peaked at 7,807 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,021 1000 ha, in 1990.
Laos ranks 64th of 259 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,021 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,054 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 7,087 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7,120 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 7,130 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 7,155 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 7,190 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7,169 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 7,195 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7,222 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7,224 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,228 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,228 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,229 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,235 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,240 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7,238 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,212 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7,226 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,258 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,278 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7,252 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7,265 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7,298 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7,316 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7,414 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7,485 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,573 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7,659 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7,692 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7,678 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7,765 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 7,807 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 7,807 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 7,807 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 27.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,134 1000 ha | 7,021 1000 ha | 7,222 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,229 1000 ha | 7,212 1000 ha | 7,240 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,336 1000 ha | 7,226 1000 ha | 7,573 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,721 1000 ha | 7,659 1000 ha | 7,807 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Laos?
- Other land — area in Laos was 7,807 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7,807 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,021 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for other land — area?
- Laos ranks 64th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — 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.