Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 18.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 18.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 19.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2013.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.7% | — |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Urban population 40.3% (2025)
- Urban population 3.17 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 7.87 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 41.55 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.03 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 18.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2013.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.