River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Laos
Laos: 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 Laos, 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 Laos 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 Laos 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 Laos 16th out of 204 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.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Laos, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.76 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 15.69 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.65 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.61 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.47 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.32 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.12 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.07 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.03 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.01 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.99 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.96 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 14.89 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.89 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.88 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.78 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.67 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.64 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.66 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.71 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 14.71 Percentage of agricultural land area is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 Percentage of agricultural land area, 6.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 Laos
- 13 Myanmar 18.21 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 14 Bolivia 15.61 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 15 Hungary 15.44 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 17 Venezuela 13.6 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 12.96 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 19 Thailand 12.92 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Laos?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Laos 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 Laos?
- 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 Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.64 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Laos ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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