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Land area — Laos

Land area in Laos in 2023 — 230,800 km². Ranked 80 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 230,800 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 80of 215
Period maximum 230,800 km²1961
Period minimum 230,800 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Laos, 1961–2023200,000220,000240,000260,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 230,800 km²1963: 230,800 km²1965: 230,800 km²1967: 230,800 km²1969: 230,800 km²1971: 230,800 km²1973: 230,800 km²1975: 230,800 km²1977: 230,800 km²1979: 230,800 km²1981: 230,800 km²1983: 230,800 km²1985: 230,800 km²1987: 230,800 km²1989: 230,800 km²1991: 230,800 km²1993: 230,800 km²1995: 230,800 km²1997: 230,800 km²1999: 230,800 km²2001: 230,800 km²2003: 230,800 km²2005: 230,800 km²2007: 230,800 km²2009: 230,800 km²2011: 230,800 km²2013: 230,800 km²2015: 230,800 km²2017: 230,800 km²2019: 230,800 km²2021: 230,800 km²2023: 230,800 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 230,800 km²
World 130M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.45M km²
South-Eastern Asia computed 4.42M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 230,800 +0 +0%
2022 230,800 +0 +0%
2021 230,800 +0 +0%
2020 230,800 +0 +0%
2019 230,800 +0 +0%
2018 230,800 +0 +0%
2017 230,800 +0 +0%
2016 230,800 +0 +0%
2015 230,800 +0 +0%
2014 230,800 +0 +0%
2013 230,800 +0 +0%
2012 230,800 +0 +0%
2011 230,800 +0 +0%
2010 230,800 +0 +0%
2009 230,800 +0 +0%
2008 230,800 +0 +0%
2007 230,800 +0 +0%
2006 230,800 +0 +0%
2005 230,800 +0 +0%
2004 230,800 +0 +0%
2003 230,800 +0 +0%
2002 230,800 +0 +0%
2001 230,800 +0 +0%
2000 230,800 +0 +0%
1999 230,800 +0 +0%
1998 230,800 +0 +0%
1997 230,800 +0 +0%
1996 230,800 +0 +0%
1995 230,800 +0 +0%
1994 230,800 +0 +0%
1993 230,800 +0 +0%
1992 230,800 +0 +0%
1991 230,800 +0 +0%
1990 230,800 +0 +0%
1989 230,800 +0 +0%
1988 230,800 +0 +0%
1987 230,800 +0 +0%
1986 230,800 +0 +0%
1985 230,800 +0 +0%
1984 230,800 +0 +0%
1983 230,800 +0 +0%
1982 230,800 +0 +0%
1981 230,800 +0 +0%
1980 230,800 +0 +0%
1979 230,800 +0 +0%
1978 230,800 +0 +0%
1977 230,800 +0 +0%
1976 230,800 +0 +0%
1975 230,800 +0 +0%
1974 230,800 +0 +0%
1973 230,800 +0 +0%
1972 230,800 +0 +0%
1971 230,800 +0 +0%
1970 230,800 +0 +0%
1969 230,800 +0 +0%
1968 230,800 +0 +0%
1967 230,800 +0 +0%
1966 230,800 +0 +0%
1965 230,800 +0 +0%
1964 230,800 +0 +0%
1963 230,800 +0 +0%
1962 230,800 +0 +0%
1961 230,800 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ID Indonesia 1.89M MM Myanmar 652,670 TH Thailand 510,890 MY Malaysia 328,550 VN Vietnam 313,429 PH Philippines 298,170 LA Laos 230,800 KH Cambodia 176,520 TL Timor-Leste 14,870 BN Brunei Darussalam 5,270 SG Singapore 718
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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