Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre was 0.0043 million t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Laos, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Laos stood at 0.0043 million t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.0046 million t per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 million t per square kilometre, in 2000.
Laos ranks 46th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | million t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 million t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.004 million t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 million t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 million t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 million t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 million t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 million t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 million t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 million t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 million t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 million t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0043 million t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 million t per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0043 million t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0041 million t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | 0.0039 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 million t per square kilometre | 0.0038 million t per square kilometre | 0.0045 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 million t per square kilometre | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | 0.0046 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 million t per square kilometre | 0.0043 million t per square kilometre | 0.0044 million t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 43 Romania 0.0045 million t per square kilometre compare
- 44 Georgia 0.0045 million t per square kilometre compare
- 45 Belarus 0.0044 million t per square kilometre compare
- 47 Serbia 0.0041 million t per square kilometre compare
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0041 million t per square kilometre compare
- 49 Thailand 0.0041 million t per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Laos?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0043 million t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 million t per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 million t per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 46th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.