Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 25.7% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 27.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2025.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 7th of 20 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.1% | — |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 26.1% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 4 Cook Islands 95.6% compare
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- 6 Zambia 82.5% compare
- 7 Réunion 73.0% compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 69.5% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 66.7% compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 59.5% compare
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 — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 25.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 7th out of 20 regions with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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