Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Laos
Laos: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 19.23 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Laos, 2000–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Laos is 19.23, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Laos peaked at 19.71 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.23, in 2017.
Laos ranks 72nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.56 | 19.56 | 19.56 | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.43 | 19.23 | 19.71 | 4 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Heating Degree Days 114.88 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,967 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 232,299 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 78,795 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0346 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0611 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.405 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Laos?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Laos was 19.23 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 19.71 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.23 in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Laos ranks 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, 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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