Ethiopia vs Laos: Forest area

Ethiopia

168,495 sq. km

in 2023

Laos

164,920 sq. km

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

40th

Laos rank

41st

Forest area over time

Ethiopia
Laos

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 168,495 sq. km against 164,920 sq. km in Laos, a difference of 3,575 sq. km.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 40th and Laos ranks 41st of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Forest area in Ethiopia
Forest area in Laos
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.