Recovered paper — Import quantity in Laos
Laos: Recovered paper — Import quantity was 1.18 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Import quantity in Laos, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.18 million t for recovered paper — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 857,125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — import quantity in Laos peaked at 1.18 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1993.
Laos ranks 15th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Import quantity in Laos, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 0 t | — |
| 2007 | 0 t | — |
| 2008 | 478 t | — |
| 2009 | 73 t | -84.7% |
| 2010 | 117 t | +60.3% |
| 2011 | 21 t | -82.1% |
| 2012 | 34 t | +61.9% |
| 2013 | 307 t | +802.9% |
| 2014 | 138 t | -55.0% |
| 2015 | 132 t | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 84 t | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 11 t | -86.9% |
| 2018 | 5 t | -54.5% |
| 2019 | 148,485 t | +2969600.0% |
| 2020 | 194,171 t | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 883,824 t | +355.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million t | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 1.18 million t | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 1.18 million t | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.18 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 778 t, 1520.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.18 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32 t, 36967.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +2969600.0% | 5 t | 148,485 t |
| 2013 | +802.9% | 34 t | 307 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.1 t | 0 t | 478 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,933 t | 5 t | 148,485 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 891,829 t | 194,171 t | 1.18 million t | 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 recovered paper — import quantity in Laos?
- Recovered paper — import quantity in Laos was 1.18 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest recovered paper — import quantity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — import quantity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1993.
- How does Laos rank for recovered paper — import quantity?
- Laos ranks 15th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — import quantity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 857,125.0%. 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 Recovered paper — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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