Shrub-covered areas β€” Area from MODIS in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Shrub-covered areas β€” Area from MODIS was 0.93 1000 ha in 2024. β—† Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.93 1000 ha
Change on year
up 116.3%
Rank
30th
of 44 regions
All-time high
18.6 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
0.43 1000 ha
in 2023
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrub-covered areas β€” Area from MODIS in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2001–2024

051015202001201220242001: 18.6 1000 ha2002: 10.3 1000 ha2003: 10.4 1000 ha2004: 10.8 1000 ha2005: 5.7 1000 ha2006: 3.8 1000 ha2007: 3.7 1000 ha2008: 2.5 1000 ha2009: 2.9 1000 ha2010: 2 1000 ha2011: 1.1 1000 ha2012: 0.63 1000 ha2013: 0.85 1000 ha2014: 1.1 1000 ha2015: 1.4 1000 ha2016: 0.78 1000 ha2017: 0.44 1000 ha2018: 0.92 1000 ha2019: 0.86 1000 ha2020: 1 1000 ha2021: 0.73 1000 ha2022: 0.85 1000 ha2023: 0.43 1000 ha2024: 0.93 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for shrub-covered areas β€” area from modis in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.93 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 116.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas β€” area from modis in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 18.6 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.43 1000 ha, in 2023.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th of 44 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.63 1000 ha 2.46 1000 ha 18.6 1000 ha 9
2010s 1.02 1000 ha 0.44 1000 ha 1.98 1000 ha 10
2020s 0.788 1000 ha 0.43 1000 ha 1 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 27 Tunisia 3,024 1000 ha compare
  2. 28 Iraq 2,796 1000 ha compare
  3. 29 Sweden 2,344 1000 ha compare
  4. 30 Brazil 1,748 1000 ha compare
  5. 31 Zimbabwe 1,416 1000 ha compare
  6. 32 Sudan (former) 1,314 1000 ha compare
  7. 33 Madagascar 1,206 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas β€” area from modis in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Shrub-covered areas β€” area from modis in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.93 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrub-covered areas β€” area from modis recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 18.6 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas β€” area from modis recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.43 1000 ha in 2023.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for shrub-covered areas β€” area from modis?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th out of 44 regions with data for 2024.
Is shrub-covered areas β€” area from modis rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas β€” Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Shrub-covered areas β€” Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the UniversitΓ© catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.