River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 14.71 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 14.71 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 15.76 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.64 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2020.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 16th out of 245 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.43 Percentage of agricultural land area | 15.07 Percentage of agricultural land area | 15.76 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9 Percentage of agricultural land area | 14.67 Percentage of agricultural land area | 15.03 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.67 Percentage of agricultural land area | 14.64 Percentage of agricultural land area | 14.71 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 13 Myanmar 18.21 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.61 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 15 Hungary 15.44 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 17 Southern-Kanto 13.64 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 18 Venezuela 13.6 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 12.96 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 14.71 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15.76 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.64 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 16th out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org