Land Use in Lao PDR
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Land Use in Lao PDR
Figures and map-data from GIS database 1: 100 000
Khom Phenthi Heng Sath National Geographic Department
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Water Bodies
2514 km2
1.1 %
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Permanent Agriculture Land
11985 km2
5 %
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Current Forest
115531 km2
50 %
115531
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Potential Forest
(And Current Forest)
87455 km2
38 %
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Potential Forest
Current Forest
Permanent Agriculture Land
Water Bodies
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Current Forest
• Upper Dry Evergreen Forest• Lower Dry Evergreen Forest• Upper Mixed Deciduous Forest• Lower Mixed Deciduous Forest• Dry Dipterocarp Forest• Gallery Forest• Coniferous Forest• Mixed Broadleaved & Coniferous Forest• Forest Plantation
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Upper Dry Evergreen Forest
NGD-type 11
12469 km2
5.4 %
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NGD-type 12
21.3 km2
0.01 %
Lower Dry Evergreen Forest
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Upper Mixed Deciduous Forest
NGD-type 13
86401 km2
37.4 %
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NGD-type 14
10.5 km2
0.005 %
Lower Mixed DeciduousForest
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Dry Dipterocarp Forest
NGD-type 15
14149.6 km2
6.1 %
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Gallery Forest
NGD-type 16
76.2 km2
0.03 %
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Coniferous Forest
NGD-type 17
1270.5 km2
0.6 %
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Mixed Broadleaved Coniferous Forrest
NGD-type 18
1110.4 km2
0.5 %
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Forest Plantation
NGD-type 19
22.8 km2
0.01 %
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Potential Forest
• Bamboo Forest• Unstocked Forest• Natural Regeneration• Ray
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Bamboo Forest
NGD-type 21
8695 km2
3.8 %
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Unstocked Forest
NGD-type 22
73096 km2
31.7 %
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Natural Regeneration
NGD-type 23
7.5 km2
0.003 %
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Ray
NGD-type 24
5656 km2
2.5 %
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Other Wooded Area
• Savannah / Open woodlands• Scrub forest, Heath
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Savannah, Open Woodlans
NGD-type 31
1390 km2
0.6 %
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Scrub forest, Heath
NGD-type 32
2105 km2
0.9 %
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Permanent Agriculture Land
• Rice Paddy
• Agricultural Plantation
• Other Agricultural Land
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Rice Paddy
NGD-type 41
10820 km2
4.7 %
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Agricultural Plantation
NGD-type 42
846 km2
0.4 %
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NGD-type 43
Other Agricultural Land
318.7 km2
0.14 %
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Other Non_forest Land
• Barren Land and Rock
• Grass Land
• Swamp
• Urban or Built_Up Area
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NGD-type 51
Barren Land and Rock
2176 km2
1 %
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NGD-type 52
Grass Land
6859 km2
3 %
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NGD-type 53
Swamp
579 km2
0.25 %
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Urban or Built_Up Area
NGD-type 54
129 km2
0.06 %