Environment in Laos 662 indicators covering environment for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 42.1% 35th Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.3315 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 96.4% 134th Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 56.9% 98th Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0007 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 4,225.0% 185th Sawnwood — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 1,066.7% 188th Land use hidden — Other areas 43,008 Square kilometres 2023 up 10.3% 71st Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 6,770 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 103rd Land use hidden — Land area 230,800 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 73rd Land use hidden — Cropland 16,102 Square kilometres 2023 down 3.3% 89th Land use hidden — Total area 236,800 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 76th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Ratio of Value Added 0.4766 2023 up 1.3% 184th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Ratio of Value Added 0.4766 2023 up 1.3% 181st Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.2528 2023 down 84.1% 49th Share of global forest area 0.3% 2025 down 1.5% 46th Forest area 13.04 million hectares 2025 down 2.5% 46th Arable land use per person 0.1597 hectares per person 2023 down 29.5% 78th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 80.3% 86th Plywood and LVL — Production 55,000 m3 2024 up 7.8% 72nd Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 286 1000 USD 2024 — 141st Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 391 t 2024 — 136th Recovered paper — Import value 205,076 1000 USD 2024 up 476,821.0% 16th Recovered paper — Import quantity 1.18 million t 2024 up 857,125.0% 15th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -35,334 hectares 2025 up 39.3% 201st Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.3% 2025 up 37.8% 180th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.3% 2025 up 37.8% 181st Annual change in forest area -35,334 hectares 2025 up 39.3% 201st Fibreboard — Export value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 81.2% 159th Fibreboard — Export quantity 3 m3 2024 down 88.5% 160th Forest land — Area 13,036 1000 ha 2025 down 2.5% 54th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 97.1 % 2025 down 1.9% 103rd Naturally regenerating forest — Area 12,658 1000 ha 2025 down 4.3% 52nd Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -90.19 % change on previous year 2024 down 400.4% 194th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 158th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 155th Other fibreboard — Import value 31 1000 USD 2024 up 520.0% 176th Other fibreboard — Import quantity 72 m3 2024 up 500.0% 174th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 3,536 m3 2024 down 7.9% 80th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 3,342 1000 USD 2024 up 6.7% 67th Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 2.9 % 2025 up 181.6% 140th Planted Forest — Area 377.62 1000 ha 2025 up 173.7% 74th Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 5,000 m3 2024 unchanged 113th Total fibre furnish — Export value 1,108 1000 USD 2024 down 43.0% 107th Total fibre furnish — Export quantity 6,634 t 2024 down 55.2% 105th Emissions of air pollutants 143,985 tonnes 2022 up 81.1% 79th Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2000 down 166.7% 127th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0103 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 224.2% 90th Graphic papers — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 209th Graphic papers — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 219th Heat Index 35 14.39 2024 up 163.6% 45th Wood pulp — Export value 258,430 1000 USD 2024 up 561,704.0% 26th Wood pulp — Export quantity 334,457 t 2024 up 334,357.0% 27th Veneer sheets — Export value 7,492 1000 USD 2024 down 22.3% 55th Veneer sheets — Export quantity 19,040 m3 2024 up 154.0% 51st Wood charcoal — Export value 90,860 1000 USD 2024 up 155.2% 3rd Pulp for paper — Export value 326 1000 USD 2024 up 608.7% 82nd Pulp for paper — Export quantity 319 t 2024 up 219.0% 89th Wood charcoal — Export quantity 178,280 t 2024 up 137.7% 3rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import value 9,735 1000 USD 2024 — 26th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity 14,625 t 2024 — 27th ← Previous Page 5 of 12 Next →