Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Laos
Laos: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 2.93 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.93 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 209 countries
All-time high
3.9 percent
in 1961
All-time low
2.93 percent
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Laos stood at 2.93 percent. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Laos peaked at 3.9 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.93 percent, in 2013.
Laos ranks 177th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Laos, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.9 percent | — |
| 1962 | 3.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.68 percent | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 3.47 percent | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.47 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.58 percent | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.57 percent | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.53 percent | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.49 percent | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.42 percent | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.38 percent | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.34 percent | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.29 percent | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.25 percent | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.18 percent | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.14 percent | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1 percent | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.03 percent | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.99 percent | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.95 percent | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.93 percent | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.93 percent | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.93 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.93 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.59 percent | 3.47 percent | 3.9 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.47 percent | 3.47 percent | 3.47 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.47 percent | 3.47 percent | 3.47 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 percent | 3.47 percent | 3.58 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 percent | 3.03 percent | 3.49 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 percent | 2.93 percent | 2.99 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 percent | 2.93 percent | 2.93 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Laos?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Laos was 2.93 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 percent in 2013.
- How does Laos rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Laos ranks 177th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).