Reservoir maximum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.5% for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 25th out of 222 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir maximum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +32.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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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 — 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 reservoir maximum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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