Environment in Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,143 indicators covering environment for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 2,075 m3 2018 down 26.7% 7th Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 922 1000 USD 2018 up 19.0% 7th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 210 m3 2024 up 600.0% 7th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 47 1000 USD 2024 up 327.3% 7th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity -23 m3 2018 down 103.3% 7th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -10 1000 USD 2018 down 134.5% 6th Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 75.37 2024 up 39.2% 17th Herbicides — Import value 118.24 1000 USD 2007 up 659.1% 9th Disinfectants, etc — Import value 1,148 1000 USD 2006 up 986.8% 9th Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 2nd Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 84 m3 2017 up 200.0% 8th Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 95 1000 USD 2017 up 427.8% 8th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 22 m3 2017 — 5th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 59 1000 USD 2017 — 4th China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 11,217 1000 USD 2018 up 3,651.5% 5th Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 816 t 2018 down 56.6% 8th Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Value 715 1000 USD 2018 down 58.5% 8th Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Quantity 0 t 2018 — 4th Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 — 6th Watermelons — Gross Production Value 660.43 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 13.5% 3rd Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 1,780 1000 USD 2008 up 1,086.7% 10th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 4.8% 2023 up 3.2% 13th Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 47 m3 2018 down 19.0% 9th Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Value 14 1000 USD 2018 down 72.0% 11th Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 37.78 2024 down 31.9% 17th China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 22,710 t 2018 up 41,955.6% 4th China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 10,168 1000 USD 2018 up 17,431.0% 5th Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 — 4th Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 — 5th Insecticides — Import quantity 2.65 t 2011 down 95.4% 12th Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 49 1000 USD 2016 up 444.4% 11th Fungicides — Import value 3.69 1000 USD 2007 down 93.7% 10th Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 513.65 t 2006 up 1,077.7% 7th Herbicides — Import quantity 16.09 t 2007 up 615.2% 9th Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 8 t 2016 up 33.3% 10th Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 49 1000 USD 2016 up 444.4% 10th Water Use Efficiency 2.2 2023 up 58.3% 14th United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Import 37 1000 USD 2016 down 28.8% 7th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export 3,575 t 2018 up 5,400.0% 5th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 413 1000 USD 2018 up 473.6% 8th France — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 18 1000 USD 2018 down 70.0% 10th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 970.53 2022 up 28.9% 16th Reservoir minimum water area 0.3% 2022 up 44.5% 7th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.5% 2022 up 14.2% 16th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.4% 2022 up 28.9% 12th Reservoir minimum water area 778.41 2022 up 44.5% 12th Reservoir maximum water area 0.5% 2022 up 45.5% 5th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 1,074 2022 up 14.2% 16th Reservoir maximum water area 1,178 2022 up 45.5% 11th Reservoir minimum water area change 62.9% 2022 up 393.1% 2nd Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 88 t 2018 — 3rd Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 91 1000 USD 2018 up 9,200.0% 6th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 8 t 2024 down 99.8% 8th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 12 1000 USD 2024 down 93.9% 7th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 10,007 t 2024 up 1,150.9% 1st Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 3,797 1000 USD 2024 up 1,306.2% 2nd Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 161,000 m3 2018 up 98.5% 2nd Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 130,571 1000 USD 2018 up 58.2% 1st Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 62,359 m3 2018 up 6,235,800.0% 1st Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 46,467 1000 USD 2018 up 580,738.0% 1st ← Previous Page 14 of 20 Next →