Environment in Laos

698 indicators covering environment for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 18,064 1000 USD 2024 up 465.9% 124th
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 1,938 1000 USD 2024 up 1,126.6% 131st
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 2,210 1000 USD 2024 up 449.8% 154th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity 29 t 2024 up 20.8% 91st
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export value 8 1000 USD 2024 down 63.6% 111th
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 35.65 2021 down 69.2% 11th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 159th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 164th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 62nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 65th
Case materials — Export quantity 976,678 t 2024 up 1,415,380.0% 17th
Case materials — Export value 388,099 1000 USD 2024 up 2,282,840.0% 20th
Cartonboard — Export quantity 3,848 t 2024 up 25,553.3% 66th
Cartonboard — Export value 1,273 1000 USD 2024 up 4,006.4% 81st
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 101st
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 101st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 161st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 173rd
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 2.9% 2023 up 163.6% 156th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 23.6% 2023 up 84.4% 165th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 11.1% 2023 up 131.2% 161st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding 11.01 Mt CO2e 2023 up 1,998.1% 31st
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 110th
Share of land covered by forest 56.5% 2025 down 2.5% 44th
Particle board — Production 0 m3 2024 90th
Land use 1.61 million hectares 2023 down 3.3% 100th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity 334,228 t 2024 up 1,024.2% 8th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export value 258,314 1000 USD 2024 up 861.4% 8th
Hardboard — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 114th
Hardboard — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 113th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 72 t 2024 up 800.0% 84th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 19 1000 USD 2024 up 171.4% 106th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 107 m3 2024 up 10,600.0% 126th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 35 1000 USD 2024 up 3,400.0% 131st
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 102nd
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 377,620 hectares 2025 up 173.7% 63rd
Share using safely managed drinking water 35.2% 2024 up 199.7% 137th
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 5.04 million people 2024 down 14.9% 45th
Drinking water service usage 35.2% 2024 up 199.7% 137th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 14.71 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 1.9% 16th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 22.35 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 9.8% 33rd
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 9.14 1000 ha 2024 up 45.1% 115th
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.42 % 2024 up 61.5% 116th
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 192nd