Environment in Lao People's Democratic Republic

1,143 indicators covering environment for Lao People's Democratic Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Standard Deviation 0.318 °C 2025 unchanged 7th
Temperature change 0.825 °C 2025 down 37.5% 20th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % 2024 up 35.5% 6th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha 2024 up 26.6% 11th
Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 13th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.61 % 2024 down 9.7% 17th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.39 % 2024 down 2.1% 15th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 602.9 1000 ha 2024 down 9.7% 13th
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17 % 2024 up 95.4% 8th
Permanent crops — Area 374.27 1000 ha 2024 up 80.1% 13th
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % 2024 down 11.6% 3rd
Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha 2024 down 18.5% 15th
Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap 2024 down 19.2% 7th
Cropland — Share in Land area 6.92 % 2024 down 6.6% 17th
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % 2024 up 1.4% 8th
Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha 2024 down 6.5% 15th
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 59.1% 3rd
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % 2024 down 7.7% 20th
Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha 2024 down 7.8% 15th
Agriculture — Area 2,201 1000 ha 2024 down 7.8% 15th
Country area — Area 23,680 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 13th
Land area — Area 23,080 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 13th
Recovered paper — Production 216,000 t 2024 up 1,340.0% 5th
Total fibre furnish — Production 216,000 t 2024 up 1,340.0% 8th
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 269.17 SLC 2024 up 181.2% 6th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap 2024 up 217.7% 5th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.28 g/Int$ 2024 up 151.2% 7th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 64.42 kg/ha 2024 up 294.5% 4th
Pesticides (total) — Import value 17,260 1000 USD 2024 up 667.0% 13th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 102,959 t 2024 up 268.8% 10th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4,411 t 2024 up 55,037.5% 10th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 107,370 t 2024 up 284.5% 8th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 20,915 t 2024 down 9.7% 9th
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 101.05 USD 2024 up 4.5% 18th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 16,421 t 2024 down 29.1% 10th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 10.27 kg/ha 2024 down 24.2% 4th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.11 kg/cap 2024 down 38.8% 6th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.6 g/Int$ 2024 down 51.6% 9th
Pesticides (total) — Export value 7.19 1000 USD 2024 up 1,097.9% 15th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.46 g/Int$ 2024 5th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,870 t 2024 up 65.4% 8th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.81 kg/cap 2024 3rd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.68 kg/ha 2024 3rd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 21,870 t 2024 9th
Sawnwood — Import quantity 331 m3 2024 up 1,847.1% 18th
Fibreboard — Import quantity 6,079 m3 2024 up 179.0% 15th
Fibreboard — Import value 2,411 1000 USD 2024 up 79.0% 15th
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 43,198 t 2024 up 162.7% 12th
Plywood and LVL — Import value 6,690 1000 USD 2024 up 449.7% 10th
Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 29,865 m3 2024 up 1,785.4% 9th
Wood-based panels — Import value 11,828 1000 USD 2024 up 256.5% 15th
Wood-based panels — Import quantity 41,486 m3 2024 up 766.3% 15th
Veneer sheets — Import value 113 1000 USD 2024 down 35.1% 16th
Printing and writing papers — Import value 7,537 1000 USD 2024 up 129.9% 16th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value 118,463 1000 USD 2024 down 83.4% 4th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 243,936 m3 2024 down 81.1% 6th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value 98 1000 USD 2024 up 880.0% 16th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 159 m3 2024 up 835.3% 16th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production 400,000 m3 2024 down 71.4% 8th