Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Laos
Laos: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 993.34 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Laos, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Laos is 993.34 million t, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Laos peaked at 1,060 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 887.97 million t, in 2000.
That places Laos 49th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Laos, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 910.03 million t | — |
| 1991 | 907.82 million t | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 905.62 million t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 903.41 million t | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 901.21 million t | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 899 million t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 896.79 million t | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 894.59 million t | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 892.38 million t | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 890.18 million t | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 887.97 million t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 905.18 million t | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 922.39 million t | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 939.6 million t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 956.81 million t | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 974.02 million t | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 991.22 million t | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,008 million t | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,026 million t | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,043 million t | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,060 million t | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,056 million t | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,051 million t | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,047 million t | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,042 million t | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,037 million t | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,031 million t | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,025 million t | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,019 million t | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,013 million t | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,007 million t | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,004 million t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,001 million t | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 998.73 million t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 996.03 million t | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 993.34 million t | -0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 993.34 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 235.46 million t, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 993.34 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 143.68 million t, 6.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 900.1 million t | 890.18 million t | 910.03 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 965.41 million t | 887.97 million t | 1,043 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,038 million t | 1,013 million t | 1,060 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 million t | 993.34 million t | 1,007 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 in Laos?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Laos was 993.34 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1,060 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 887.97 million t in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Laos ranks 49th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.