Share global forest in Laos
Laos: Share global forest was 0.3149 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3149
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3316
in 2000
All-time low
0.3149
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Laos, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Laos stood at 0.3149. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Laos peaked at 0.3316 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3149, in 2025.
That places Laos 46th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3315 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3315 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3315 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3315 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3316 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3316 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3316 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3316 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3316 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3316 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3316 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.331 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3304 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3297 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3291 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3284 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3278 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3271 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3265 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3258 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3252 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3241 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.323 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3219 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3208 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3197 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3192 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3187 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3182 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3177 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3172 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3167 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3163 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3158 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3153 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3149 | -0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.3149 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.3149 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 11.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3316 | 0.3315 | 0.3316 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3287 | 0.3258 | 0.3316 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3209 | 0.3177 | 0.3252 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.316 | 0.3149 | 0.3172 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More environment data for Laos
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.086 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.93 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Laos?
- Share global forest in Laos was 0.3149 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3316 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3149 in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for share global forest?
- Laos ranks 46th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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