Environment in Laos 662 indicators covering environment for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Printing and writing papers — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 212th Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 201st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.39 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 277.9% 14th Wood charcoal — Import value 91 1000 USD 2024 up 213.8% 135th Wood charcoal — Import quantity 21 t 2024 down 16.0% 167th Coal rents 0.2% 2012 up 234.9% 25th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 513.6% 2024 up 262.1% 8th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 182.5% 2024 up 88.9% 23rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10,084.7% 2024 up 524.6% 2nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 128.4% 2024 up 57.8% 37th Forest land — Share in Land area 56.64 % 2024 down 2.6% 50th Other land — Area 7,807 1000 ha 2024 up 7.5% 64th Chemical wood pulp — Export value 69 1000 USD 2024 up 885.7% 102nd Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 164 t 2024 up 763.2% 93rd Recovered paper — Export value 782 1000 USD 2024 down 58.8% 103rd Veneer sheets — Production 50,000 m3 2024 up 257.1% 48th Recovered paper — Export quantity 6,315 t 2024 down 57.1% 101st Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 97.7% 170th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 4 t 2024 down 84.0% 144th Municipal water withdrawal 130.00 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 133rd Household and sanitary papers — Import value 136 1000 USD 2024 up 38.8% 203rd Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 187 t 2024 up 92.8% 188th Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 25.98 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 8.9% 61st Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate -31.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 967.0% 132nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 164 t 2024 down 99.9% 77th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 69 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 86th Wood fuel — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 — 165th Wood fuel — Import quantity 4 m3 2024 — 156th Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 146,681 Square kilometres 2023 down 3.4% 40th Land use hidden — Planted Forest 18,239 Square kilometres 2023 up 10.6% 26th Land use hidden — Forest 164,920 Square kilometres 2023 down 2.0% 39th Wood residues — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 78.6% 146th Wood residues — Import quantity 47 m3 2024 up 95.8% 106th Annual freshwater withdrawals 7.35 billion billion cubic meters 2022 up 10.3% 57th Pulp for paper — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 84th Wood residues — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 99.8% 117th Wood residues — Export quantity 99 m3 2024 down 98.5% 80th Wood fuel — Export quantity 1,463 m3 2024 up 1,960.6% 54th Wood fuel — Export value 15 1000 USD 2024 down 46.4% 109th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 4.79 2022 up 10.3% 123rd Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 203rd Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 208th Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 2.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 53.4% 166th Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.5% 31st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0163 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.0% 31st Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 214th Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 — 212th Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 214th Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 — 212th Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 6,277 m3 2024 up 14,845.2% 55th Wood chips and particles — Export value 160 1000 USD 2024 up 15,900.0% 63rd Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 194th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 199th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 28,032 m3 2024 down 95.2% 56th Wood chips and particles — Import value 89,096 1000 USD 2024 up 156,209.0% 11th Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 1.27 million m3 2024 up 1,085,770.0% 10th Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 24,040 1000 USD 2024 down 97.5% 41st Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export value 210 1000 USD 2024 up 412.2% 40th Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export quantity 90 t 2024 up 592.3% 46th Particle board — Import value 2,692 1000 USD 2024 up 257.5% 121st ← Previous Page 6 of 12 Next →