Environment in Laos

682 indicators covering environment for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Export 850 1000 USD 2024 down 85.2% 73rd
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Export value 905 1000 USD 2024 down 84.3% 85th
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2021 1st
Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 0.82 ODP tonnes 2021 down 69.2% 102nd
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 95.9% 2024 up 22.9% 164th
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 95.9% 2024 up 27.1% 135th
People using at least a basic drinking water source 7.45 million people 2024 up 47.3% 99th
People not using improved drinking water sources 321,392 people 2024 down 78.2% 75th
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 4.1% 2024 down 81.2% 68th
Share of the population using improved water sources 95.9% 2024 up 22.9% 164th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 49th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Export value 4 1000 USD 2024 up 100.0% 141st
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 52.18 Mt CO2e 2023 up 250.2% 77th
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 182nd
Composite paper and paperboard (export/import) — Import value 989 1000 USD 2024 up 1,151.9% 71st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity 1,281 t 2024 up 127.5% 141st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import value 1,263 1000 USD 2024 up 476.7% 148th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Export value 846 1000 USD 2024 up 58.7% 104th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Export 3,132 1000 USD 2024 up 75.4% 53rd
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Export 549 1000 USD 2024 up 516.9% 111th
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity 6,376 m3 2024 down 4.8% 63rd
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export value 161 1000 USD 2024 down 75.1% 72nd
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Export value 114 1000 USD 2024 down 71.2% 122nd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity 34 t 2024 down 87.7% 184th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import value 45 1000 USD 2024 down 86.8% 187th
Further processed sawnwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 63 1000 USD 2024 146th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 93.2% 2024 up 37.6% 91st
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 321,392 people 2024 down 75.3% 68th
Temporary crops — Area 1,070 1000 ha 2024 down 18.9% 105th
Temporary fallow — Area 154 1000 ha 2024 down 16.0% 92nd
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 0 1000 ha 2024 187th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 2,945 t 2024 up 1,483.3% 68th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 1,498 1000 USD 2024 up 1,493.6% 78th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 3 m3 2024 down 88.5% 132nd
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 81.2% 136th
Case materials — Import quantity 37,040 t 2024 up 437.1% 86th
Case materials — Import value 18,744 1000 USD 2024 up 477.8% 96th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 216 1000 USD 2024 up 4,220.0% 146th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 42,564 t 2024 up 319.7% 105th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 23,309 1000 USD 2024 up 356.8% 129th
Cartonboard — Import quantity 838 t 2024 down 66.8% 154th
Cartonboard — Import value 1,496 1000 USD 2024 up 9.6% 156th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 109th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 109th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 82 1000 USD 2024 down 61.3% 180th
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 19 1000 USD 2024 down 91.0% 191st
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 981,284 t 2024 up 900,161.0% 25th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 389,759 1000 USD 2024 up 548,856.0% 34th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 136 1000 USD 2024 up 1,842.9% 150th
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 1,741 t 2024 up 225.4% 136th
Wrapping papers — Import value 1,571 1000 USD 2024 up 292.8% 144th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 927 1000 USD 2024 up 641.6% 145th
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 827 1000 USD 2024 up 1,697.8% 123rd
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 729 t 2024 up 72,800.0% 88th
Wrapping papers — Export value 379 1000 USD 2024 up 37,800.0% 98th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 185 1000 USD 2024 down 73.6% 168th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 1,449 1000 USD 2024 up 6,486.4% 145th
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 10,585 1000 USD 2024 down 11.1% 112th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 25,648 1000 USD 2024 up 752.9% 108th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 56,735 1000 USD 2024 up 211.5% 122nd