Climate Change in Lao People's Democratic Republic 84 indicators covering climate change for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 993.34 million t 2025 down 4.3% 46th Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 13,036 1000 ha 2025 down 2.5% 48th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -7,633 kt 2025 down 378.7% 206th Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 62.67 1000 ha 2025 down 1.8% 30th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 17,511 kt 2025 down 3.6% 28th Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 13,099 1000 ha 2025 down 2.5% 48th Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 9,878 kt 2025 down 40.4% 33rd Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 111th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 111th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 111th Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 112th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 106th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 111th Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 113th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 113th Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 113th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 25.28 million t 2024 up 47.5% 13th Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 481,396 ha 2024 up 47.6% 13th Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 58.13 kt 2024 up 47.5% 13th Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 5.31 kt 2024 up 47.5% 13th Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 10.46 million t 2024 up 50.3% 9th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 207,566 ha 2024 up 50.3% 9th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 24.06 kt 2024 up 50.3% 9th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.2 kt 2024 up 50.3% 9th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 3.47 million t 2024 up 98.2% 41st Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 579,820 ha 2024 up 100.9% 42nd Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 7.98 kt 2024 up 98.2% 41st Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.7283 kt 2024 up 98.2% 41st Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 418,186 t 2024 up 145.6% 54th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 80,420 ha 2024 up 145.5% 55th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.9618 kt 2024 up 145.5% 54th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0878 kt 2024 up 145.3% 54th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 382,874 t 2024 up 10.6% 53rd Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 54,723 ha 2024 up 10.4% 55th Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.8806 kt 2024 up 10.6% 53rd Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0804 kt 2024 up 10.6% 53rd Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 2.67 million t 2024 up 116.5% 9th Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 444,677 ha 2024 up 115.7% 10th Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 6.13 kt 2024 up 116.5% 9th Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.5601 kt 2024 up 116.5% 9th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 3.05 million t 2024 up 93.3% 31st Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 499,399 ha 2024 up 95.2% 31st Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 14.81 million t 2024 up 45.5% 14th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 273,830 ha 2024 up 45.5% 14th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 34.07 kt 2024 up 45.5% 14th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.11 kt 2024 up 45.5% 14th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 36th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% 36th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 36th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 36th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t 2024 — 47th Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 47th Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 47th Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 47th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 6th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 61st Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% 61st Page 1 of 2 Next →