Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Laos
Laos: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0215 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Laos, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0215 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0414 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Laos ranks 24th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0414 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0401 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0389 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0378 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0358 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0349 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0334 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0215 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 9.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0215 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 4.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0366 sq. km per person | 0.0327 sq. km per person | 0.0414 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0296 sq. km per person | 0.0272 sq. km per person | 0.0321 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0248 sq. km per person | 0.023 sq. km per person | 0.0267 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 sq. km per person | 0.0215 sq. km per person | 0.0226 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1874 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8289 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2734 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0583 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Laos?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Laos was 0.0215 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0414 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Laos ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.