How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Laos, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Laos is 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Laos 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.078 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.078 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.078 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.078 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0953 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0953 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0953 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0953 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.104 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.104 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.104 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.104 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1127 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1127 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1127 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1127 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1257 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1321 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1516 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1744 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.169 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1733 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.177 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2617 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2000 | 0.309 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 0.351 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4036 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4103 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4103 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.375 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3766 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3971 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4051 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4584 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4896 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5615 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5893 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6189 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6525 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6872 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7106 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7317 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7765 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8133 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8666 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8926 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9341 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +47.8% | 0.177 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2617 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.078 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0919 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0867 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.104 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1127 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.104 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1616 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1213 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2617 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3897 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.309 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4584 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6631 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4896 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8133 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9161 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8666 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 94 Honduras 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 95 Mexico 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 96 Latvia 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 98 Greenland 0.968 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 99 Aruba 0.9528 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 100 Armenia 0.9185 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Laos?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Laos was 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Laos rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.