Environment in Lao People's Democratic Republic 261 indicators covering environment for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Country area — Area 23,680 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 90th Land area — Area 23,080 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 86th Agriculture — Area 2,201 1000 ha 2024 down 7.8% 121st Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha 2024 down 7.8% 122nd Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % 2024 down 7.7% 204th Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 59.1% 32nd Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha 2024 down 6.5% 106th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % 2024 up 1.4% 82nd Cropland — Share in Land area 6.92 % 2024 down 6.6% 167th Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap 2024 down 19.2% 86th Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha 2024 down 18.5% 106th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % 2024 down 11.6% 69th Permanent crops — Area 374.27 1000 ha 2024 up 80.1% 67th Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17 % 2024 up 95.4% 68th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 602.9 1000 ha 2024 down 9.7% 124th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.39 % 2024 down 2.1% 156th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.61 % 2024 down 9.7% 188th Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 67th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha 2024 up 26.6% 64th Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % 2024 up 35.5% 57th Pesticides (total) — Export value 7.19 1000 USD 2024 up 1,097.9% 173rd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.46 g/Int$ 2024 — 101st Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.81 kg/cap 2024 — 64th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.68 kg/ha 2024 — 84th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 21,870 t 2024 — 84th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,870 t 2024 up 65.4% 84th Pesticides (total) — Import value 17,260 1000 USD 2024 up 667.0% 142nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.6 g/Int$ 2024 down 51.6% 128th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.11 kg/cap 2024 down 38.8% 77th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 10.27 kg/ha 2024 down 24.2% 113th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 269.17 SLC 2024 up 181.2% 27th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 101.05 USD 2024 up 4.5% 183rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 16,421 t 2024 down 29.1% 95th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 107,370 t 2024 up 284.5% 71st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4,411 t 2024 up 55,037.5% 96th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 102,959 t 2024 up 268.8% 78th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 64.42 kg/ha 2024 up 294.5% 68th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap 2024 up 217.7% 56th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.28 g/Int$ 2024 up 151.2% 88th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 20,915 t 2024 down 9.7% 86th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 4,493 t 2024 — 69th Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.72 LSU/ha 2023 up 50.0% 20th Cattle — Share in total livestock 38.85 %LSU 2023 up 6.7% 123rd Cattle — Stocks 1.65 million LSU 2023 up 48.3% 82nd Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.23 LSU/ha 2023 up 76.9% 42nd Chickens — Share in total livestock 12.28 %LSU 2023 up 22.3% 102nd Chickens — Stocks 522,350 LSU 2023 up 70.0% 64th Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.03 LSU/ha 2023 up 50.0% 65th Goats — Share in total livestock 1.85 %LSU 2023 up 20.1% 117th Goats — Stocks 78,696 LSU 2023 up 67.4% 86th Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 58th Horses — Share in total livestock 0.49 %LSU 2023 down 29.0% 118th Horses — Stocks 20,800 LSU 2023 down 1.5% 89th Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area 1.09 LSU/ha 2023 up 31.3% 10th Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock 58.79 %LSU 2023 down 7.6% 75th Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 2.50 million LSU 2023 up 28.5% 71st Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.03 LSU/ha 2023 up 50.0% 118th Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock 1.85 %LSU 2023 up 20.1% 161st Sheep and Goats — Stocks 78,696 LSU 2023 up 67.4% 116th Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 83rd Page 1 of 5 Next →