Environment in Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,143 indicators covering environment for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freshwater Fish — Food supply 57.51 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 24.6% 1st Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.37 LSU/ha 2023 up 2.8% 1st Buffalo — Share in total livestock 19.94 %LSU 2023 down 26.8% 2nd Buffalo — Stocks 848,364 LSU 2023 up 1.8% 4th Freshwater Fish — Production 206 1000 t 2023 up 44.1% 8th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 m3 2016 — 17th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 16th Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 — 9th Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 30.1% 2025 up 83.2% 13th Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 56.8% 2025 up 67.7% 4th Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 48.5% 2025 up 72.1% 5th NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 29,408 t 2024 — 3rd NPK fertilizers — Export value 17,346 1000 USD 2024 up 57,821,300.0% 3rd Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 30 t 2024 up 100.0% 12th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 20 1000 USD 2024 down 33.3% 13th Bagasse — Energy production 4,064 TJ 2024 up 69.9% 11th Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 26,698 t 2024 down 85.6% 3rd Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 8,877 1000 USD 2024 down 87.8% 3rd Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 29 t 2024 up 163.6% 9th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 10 1000 USD 2024 down 65.5% 12th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 4 t 2016 down 99.9% 9th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 2 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 10th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 197 1000 USD 2016 — 4th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 2,112 m3 2016 — 4th Bagasse — Energy consumption 3,432 TJ 2024 up 48.1% 11th Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 4 m3 2024 — 18th Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 — 18th Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1,220 m3 2024 down 60.3% 7th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 1,417 1000 USD 2024 down 37.0% 4th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 20th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 19th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 29,483 m3 2024 down 73.7% 7th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 24,054 1000 USD 2024 down 84.4% 7th 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 13,036 1000 ha 2025 down 2.5% 12th 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 56.48 % 2025 down 2.5% 8th 15.1.1 Land area — Value 23,080 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 13th 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 130.8 t/ha 2025 down 2.9% 10th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 25.66 % 2025 down 1.6% 6th Wood pellets — Import quantity 1 t 2024 down 75.0% 11th Wood pellets — Import value 10 1000 USD 2024 up 900.0% 11th Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 71.4% 2024 up 37.0% 3rd Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 35.2% 2024 up 199.7% 13th Watermelons — Producer Price Index 81.56 2025 down 18.0% 7th Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 95.9% 2024 up 27.1% 7th Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 88.7% 2024 up 34.4% 11th Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value -106 1000 USD 2018 down 207.1% 4th Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -1,644 t 2018 — 8th Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -2,846 1000 USD 2018 down 284,700.0% 8th Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 35,529 1000 USD 2018 up 118.7% 9th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 49,949 t 2018 up 679.2% 6th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 28,359 1000 USD 2018 up 298.9% 8th Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 2.69 million t 2024 up 1,171.8% 1st Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 824,535 1000 USD 2024 up 1,202.0% 1st Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 310,727 1000 USD 2018 up 228.9% 2nd Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value -74,255 1000 USD 2018 down 316.9% 11th Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 3,627 m3 2018 up 253.2% 6th Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 2,191 1000 USD 2018 up 130.9% 6th Insecticides — Import value 72.71 1000 USD 2011 down 81.9% 11th Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 777 m3 2018 — 7th Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value 377 1000 USD 2018 — 4th ← Previous Page 13 of 20 Next →