Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Laos
Laos: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.2701 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Laos, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Laos recorded -0.2701 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Laos peaked at 1.94 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.6052 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Laos ranks 189th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Laos, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2428 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.2423 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.244 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.2435 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2452 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.2458 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2453 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.247 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.2465 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2483 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -880.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2011 | -0.4264 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2012 | -0.4282 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4291 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.4319 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.4338 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.5909 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 2017 | -0.5944 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2018 | -0.5989 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.6015 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.6052 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2672 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 2022 | -0.2689 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2023 | -0.2686 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2024 | -0.2703 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2025 | -0.2701 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +880.7% | -0.2483 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -125.8% | 1.65 % change on previous year | -0.4264 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +55.9% | -0.6052 % change on previous year | -0.2672 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -36.2% | -0.4338 % change on previous year | -0.5909 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2447 % change on previous year | -0.247 % change on previous year | -0.2423 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6 % change on previous year | -0.2483 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2885 % change on previous year | -0.6015 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.325 % change on previous year | -0.6052 % change on previous year | -0.2672 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 186 Sri Lanka -0.2273 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Ecuador -0.2442 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Vanuatu -0.2616 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.2701 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Samoa -0.2778 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Argentina -0.2883 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Laos
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,980 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 303.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 581.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,224 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 79.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Laos?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Laos was -0.2701 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6052 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 189th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.