Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Laos
Laos: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 2.9 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Laos, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Laos is 2.9 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 181.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Laos peaked at 2.9 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.04 %, in 1990.
That places Laos 140th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.04 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.05 % | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 % | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 % | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.08 % | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 % | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1 % | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.11 % | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.12 % | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.13 % | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.19 % | +46.2% |
| 2002 | 0.26 % | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 0.33 % | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 0.39 % | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.46 % | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 0.53 % | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6 % | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.67 % | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.74 % | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.81 % | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.85 % | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.89 % | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.94 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.99 % | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 % | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.19 % | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 1.35 % | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5 % | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 % | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.82 % | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 2.04 % | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 2.25 % | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.46 % | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 2.68 % | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 2.9 % | +8.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.9 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.75 %, 61% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.9 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.33 %, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +46.2% | 0.13 % | 0.19 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.08 % | 0.04 % | 0.12 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.43 % | 0.13 % | 0.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 % | 0.81 % | 1.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 % | 1.82 % | 2.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 137 Australia and New Zealand 3.12 % compare
- 138 Argentina 2.96 % compare
- 139 Malawi 2.91 % compare
- 140 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9 % compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 2.72 % compare
- 143 Sudan (former) 2.68 % 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)
- 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Laos?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Laos was 2.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 % in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Laos ranks 140th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.