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Surface area — Laos

Surface area in Laos in 2023 — 236,800 km². Ranked 83 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 236,800 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 83of 215
Period maximum 236,800 km²1961
Period minimum 236,800 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Laos, 1961–2023200,000220,000240,000260,000280,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 236,800 km²1963: 236,800 km²1965: 236,800 km²1967: 236,800 km²1969: 236,800 km²1971: 236,800 km²1973: 236,800 km²1975: 236,800 km²1977: 236,800 km²1979: 236,800 km²1981: 236,800 km²1983: 236,800 km²1985: 236,800 km²1987: 236,800 km²1989: 236,800 km²1991: 236,800 km²1993: 236,800 km²1995: 236,800 km²1997: 236,800 km²1999: 236,800 km²2001: 236,800 km²2003: 236,800 km²2005: 236,800 km²2007: 236,800 km²2009: 236,800 km²2011: 236,800 km²2013: 236,800 km²2015: 236,800 km²2017: 236,800 km²2019: 236,800 km²2021: 236,800 km²2023: 236,800 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 236,800 km²
World 141M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.79M km²
South-Eastern Asia computed 4.51M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 236,800 +0 +0%
2022 236,800 +0 +0%
2021 236,800 +0 +0%
2020 236,800 +0 +0%
2019 236,800 +0 +0%
2018 236,800 +0 +0%
2017 236,800 +0 +0%
2016 236,800 +0 +0%
2015 236,800 +0 +0%
2014 236,800 +0 +0%
2013 236,800 +0 +0%
2012 236,800 +0 +0%
2011 236,800 +0 +0%
2010 236,800 +0 +0%
2009 236,800 +0 +0%
2008 236,800 +0 +0%
2007 236,800 +0 +0%
2006 236,800 +0 +0%
2005 236,800 +0 +0%
2004 236,800 +0 +0%
2003 236,800 +0 +0%
2002 236,800 +0 +0%
2001 236,800 +0 +0%
2000 236,800 +0 +0%
1999 236,800 +0 +0%
1998 236,800 +0 +0%
1997 236,800 +0 +0%
1996 236,800 +0 +0%
1995 236,800 +0 +0%
1994 236,800 +0 +0%
1993 236,800 +0 +0%
1992 236,800 +0 +0%
1991 236,800 +0 +0%
1990 236,800 +0 +0%
1989 236,800 +0 +0%
1988 236,800 +0 +0%
1987 236,800 +0 +0%
1986 236,800 +0 +0%
1985 236,800 +0 +0%
1984 236,800 +0 +0%
1983 236,800 +0 +0%
1982 236,800 +0 +0%
1981 236,800 +0 +0%
1980 236,800 +0 +0%
1979 236,800 +0 +0%
1978 236,800 +0 +0%
1977 236,800 +0 +0%
1976 236,800 +0 +0%
1975 236,800 +0 +0%
1974 236,800 +0 +0%
1973 236,800 +0 +0%
1972 236,800 +0 +0%
1971 236,800 +0 +0%
1970 236,800 +0 +0%
1969 236,800 +0 +0%
1968 236,800 +0 +0%
1967 236,800 +0 +0%
1966 236,800 +0 +0%
1965 236,800 +0 +0%
1964 236,800 +0 +0%
1963 236,800 +0 +0%
1962 236,800 +0 +0%
1961 236,800 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

ID Indonesia 1.92M MM Myanmar 676,590 TH Thailand 513,115 VN Vietnam 331,338 MY Malaysia 330,411 PH Philippines 300,000 LA Laos 236,800 KH Cambodia 181,040 TL Timor-Leste 14,870 BN Brunei Darussalam 5,770 SG Singapore 728
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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