Laos vs Low income: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Laos
0.0215 sq. km per person
in 2023
Low income
0.004 sq. km per person
in 2023
Laos rank
24th
Low income rank
27th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Low income
00.010.020.030.04199020062023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0215 sq. km per person against 0.004 sq. km per person in Low income, a difference of 0.0175 sq. km per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 5.4 times Low income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 24th and Low income ranks 27th of 214 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0366 sq. km per person 0.0094 sq. km per person 0.0272 sq. km per person Laos
2000s 0.0296 sq. km per person 0.0069 sq. km per person 0.0227 sq. km per person Laos
2010s 0.0248 sq. km per person 0.0053 sq. km per person 0.0196 sq. km per person Laos
2020s 0.022 sq. km per person 0.0042 sq. km per person 0.0178 sq. km per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Laos or Low income?
Laos, at 0.0215 sq. km per person against 0.004 sq. km per person in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Laos and Low income?
0.0175 sq. km per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Low income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Laos and Low income rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Laos ranks 24th and Low income ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.