Other land — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Other land — Area was 7,807 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 7,807 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,021 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 64th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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% |
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 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.92 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 23,080 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Other land — area in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7,807 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,021 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for other land — area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 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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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.