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Forest area — Laos

Forest area in Laos in 2023 — 164,920 km². Ranked 41 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.6%.

2023 164,920 km² −0.21% vs 2022
World rank 41of 213
Period maximum 178,430 km²1990
Period minimum 164,920 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Laos, 1990–2023160,000165,000170,000175,000180,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 178,430 km²1991: 178,012 km²1992: 177,594 km²1993: 177,176 km²1994: 176,758 km²1995: 176,340 km²1996: 175,922 km²1997: 175,504 km²1998: 175,086 km²1999: 174,668 km²2000: 174,250 km²2001: 173,766 km²2002: 173,281 km²2003: 172,797 km²2004: 172,312 km²2005: 171,828 km²2006: 171,343 km²2007: 170,859 km²2008: 170,374 km²2009: 169,890 km²2010: 169,405 km²2011: 169,060 km²2012: 168,715 km²2013: 168,370 km²2014: 168,025 km²2015: 167,680 km²2016: 167,335 km²2017: 166,990 km²2018: 166,645 km²2019: 166,300 km²2020: 165,955 km²2021: 165,610 km²2022: 165,265 km²2023: 164,920 km²
Change over the period: −13,510 (−7.57%) Average annual rate: -0.24 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 164,920 km²
World 40.35M km²
East Asia & Pacific 6.66M km²
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.04M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 164,920 −345 −0.21%
2022 165,265 −345 −0.21%
2021 165,610 −345 −0.21%
2020 165,955 −345 −0.21%
2019 166,300 −345 −0.21%
2018 166,645 −345 −0.21%
2017 166,990 −345 −0.21%
2016 167,335 −345 −0.21%
2015 167,680 −345 −0.21%
2014 168,025 −345 −0.2%
2013 168,370 −345 −0.2%
2012 168,715 −345 −0.2%
2011 169,060 −345 −0.2%
2010 169,405 −485 −0.29%
2009 169,890 −485 −0.28%
2008 170,374 −485 −0.28%
2007 170,859 −485 −0.28%
2006 171,343 −485 −0.28%
2005 171,828 −485 −0.28%
2004 172,312 −485 −0.28%
2003 172,797 −485 −0.28%
2002 173,281 −485 −0.28%
2001 173,766 −485 −0.28%
2000 174,250 −418 −0.24%
1999 174,668 −418 −0.24%
1998 175,086 −418 −0.24%
1997 175,504 −418 −0.24%
1996 175,922 −418 −0.24%
1995 176,340 −418 −0.24%
1994 176,758 −418 −0.24%
1993 177,176 −418 −0.24%
1992 177,594 −418 −0.23%
1991 178,012 −418 −0.23%
1990 178,430 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ID Indonesia 903,166 MM Myanmar 276,748 TH Thailand 197,650 MY Malaysia 189,636 LA Laos 164,920 VN Vietnam 148,708 KH Cambodia 76,013 PH Philippines 72,933 TL Timor-Leste 9,169 BN Brunei Darussalam 3,800 SG Singapore 150
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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