Deforestation statistics for Laos



Total land area: Laos

Total land areaha
Land area23,046,616
Tree cover in 201815,761,285

 

Forest and tree cover extent: Laos

Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Laos. All area figures are in hectares (ha)
YearPrimary forestTree cover (30%)
200019,166,642
20018,322,199
20108,046,25917,976,807
20187,621,35115,761,285
Primary/Total tree cover
2018
48%
Tree cover/Total land area
2018
68.4%

 

Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Laos

Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Laos by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)
YearPrimary forestTree cover (30%)
200136,543
200213,70056,022
200320,47187,218
200417,94764,347
200521,60164,347
200633,978122,890
200744,922133,208
200824,92780,754
200948,415145,830
201049,980167,412
201143,373131,175
201242,486147,779
201341,318205,923
201446,969244,242
201558,992285,481
201676,479388,725
201760,711349,678
201854,581295,107
Primary loss 2002-2018700,849
Tree cover loss
2001-2018
2,970,138
Primary loss/
Total tree cover loss
23.6%
Percent loss
2001-2018
8.4%
Loss/year
(2001/2-2010)
30,660.08 95,857
Loss/year
(2011-2018)
53,113.49 256,014

 

Biodiversity data: Laos

Species count by taxa for Laos. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).
Animal / plant groupSpecies count
Birds698
Amphibians104
Reptiles181
Fishes572
Mammals215
Vascular plants8286

 

Conservation data: Laos

Data on threatened species in Laos as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.
TaxaSpecies count
Threatened mammals (2018)45
Threatened birds (2018)29
Threatened fishes (2018)55
Threatened higher plants (2018)56

 

Protected areas data: Laos

Data on threatened species in Laos as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).
Protected areas (2017)Percentage
Terrestrial protected areas,
% of total land area
16.7
Marine protected areas,
% of territorial waters

 

Tree cover loss data for Laos

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover
threshold
(%)
Total
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
Extent
in 2018 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
loss 2001-2018
(ha)
% tree
cover loss
since 2000
Avg tree cover
loss/year
(ha)
Avg loss/year
2001-2010
(ha)
Avg loss/year
2011-2018
(ha)
10230466161983899986.10%1869997481.10%1659646872.00%308251815.50%17125197901262938
15230466161959502585.00%1844266280.00%1635889671.00%305700315.60%16983497324260471
20230466161947897084.50%1833234479.50%1626074770.60%304174015.60%16898697014258950
25230466161935384784.00%1817829178.90%1611591069.90%302854115.60%16825296616257798
30230466161916664283.20%1797680778.00%1592869769.10%301077015.70%16726596266256014
50230466161816076078.80%1705029874.00%1512875465.60%285229015.70%15846193075240193
75230466161452848863.00%1371777559.50%1231096153.40%217929615.00%12107277248175852

 

Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Laos

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover
threshold
(%)
Total
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Biomass
loss 2001-18
(Mt)
Avg biomass
loss/year
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
(Mt)
10230466161983899918699974822872220163911867735506593117171762265095423
15230466161959502518442662817645307363614909135341616116627330864792962
20230466161947897018332344815068458463432420835240234116292768664607094
25230466161935384718178291812268207263271351935150751115997478264443043
30230466161916664217976807807960118963053978135029988115598959864221644
50230466161816076017050298782068980260920611633844784111687789662048772
7523046616145284881371777566233650244953142322751745790807604150448669

 

Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Laos

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2018 (ha)
% cover
in 2018
Loss
2001-2018
(ha)
% loss
since 2000
Avg loss/year
since 2000
(ha)
Loss 2001-2010
(ha)
loss
between
2000-2010
Avg loss/year 2001-2010
(ha)
Loss 2011-2018
(ha)
loss
between
2011-2018
Avg loss/year 2011-2018
(ha)
Attapu95351582500973900967168570%11113913%6,174438155%4,382673249%8,416
Bokeo68741262144058109349422472%11907619%6,615322075%3,2218686915%10,859
Bolikhamxai158615214313211342527122056177%21377315%11,876918076%9,1811219669%15,246
Champasak149403597029187876482242455%10114710%5,619448075%4,481563406%7,043
Houaphan173870415981361533204136793079%26985817%14,9921045847%10,45816527411%20,659
Khammouan165901213900841319474123394574%14139510%7,855558664%5,587855296%10,691
Louang Namtha98100692867888278776124278%19399721%10,778724528%7,24512154514%15,193
Louangphrabang200041518466641733723144008472%37222120%20,679785824%7,85829363917%36,705
Oudômxai11796641092650102790780928769%27728525%15,405586655%5,86721862021%27,328
Phôngsali153664214431121393820124620181%19373113%10,763461123%4,61114761911%18,452
Saravan102034573954566887660809460%9040712%5,023296254%2,963607829%7,598
Savannakhét21469921257984115228799205446%22799318%12,666677605%6,77616023314%20,029
Vientiane1254844100001892472181220165%16772717%9,318552076%5,52111252012%14,065
Vientiane [prefecture]36338815555013207910939030%4007826%2,2271738911%1,7392268917%2,836
Xaignabouri156404213101581208622109075070%16634313%9,241484714%4,84711787210%14,734
Xaisômboun77492470575168442863251482%7476911%4,154228553%2,286519148%6,489
Xiangkhoang12673351071101104430194165174%15245714%8,470498075%4,98110265010%12,831
Xékong83818977915072918567446080%9737412%5,410426495%4,265547258%6,841

 

Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Laos

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2001-10 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2011-18 (Mt)
Attapu95351582500973900940650958650186767278815419684103812833
Bokeo68741262144058109326613751746465518258141813037704178478
Bolikhamxai15861521431321134252767106674186574569480969836917086207186
Champasak149403597029187876440570065642023655233464818906332889665
Houaphan173870415981361533204664816369105918381588435543932707748210
Khammouan16590121390084131947459553758452815105293417320924703986301
Louang Namtha98100692867888278743052956282230663456837031509016340206
Louangphrabang2000415184666417337237229054591339614137442301302100912968915
Oudômxai117966410926501027907433566734101619304564551722601429877236
Phôngsali15366421443112139382059239510971767459398708118017416718757
Saravan102034573954566887631298302134760439193113612558012775304
Savannakhét21469921257984115228748155601979116142439534124804426788965
Vientiane1254844100001892472139101910561474131341523021258725026927
Vientiane [prefecture]3633881555501320795115555312649907702773583420851964
Xaignabouri15640421310158120862252814808363473034352628019833025455002
Xaisômboun7749247057516844283056927802954752116415299149822549713
Xiangkhoang12673351071101104430146121419561387706341042820965445052783
Xékong83818977915072918535866711640017884222321618262982719364

 

Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Laos

This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Avg biomass
per ha
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2001-10 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2011-18 (Mt)
Attapu95351582500973900922173250126927374599152081110736782079727
Bokeo6874126214405810931451659192342534482914080467111472279170
Bolikhamxai15861521431321134252736603640325647222496262347220136603385738
Champasak149403597029187876422129126922822921998127344410312551576181
Houaphan17387041598136153320436262711122757773661320964823963294226297
Khammouan16590121390084131947432483868223428808242160045811413472174346
Louang Namtha98100692867888278723483430625344853080249183817186733458294
Louangphrabang20004151846664173372339431206821473069861405943716478237073954
Oudômxai11796641092650102790723649094521655428709307937312328055387583
Phôngsali1536642144311213938203231246052243914589121747729827683664777
Saravan10203457395456688761707180112311896023910533476849821513802
Savannakhét21469921257984115228726266692020943154247239745813529683703071
Vientiane1254844100001892472121328314921333531345186285311595662741960
Vientiane [prefecture]363388155550132079279030261796899949383331318229464708
Xaignabouri15640421310158120862228808077322034621658192342510818012975456
Xaisômboun774924705751684428166741516236161168348953804990811390753
Xiangkhoang12673351071101104430125157138023533484207186023411435702756063
Xékong8381897791507291851956366082512182793612126639961621483289

 

 

Archived forest data for Laos | Forest data for Laos

 

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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