Land Use in Lao PDR

Figures and map-data from GIS database 1: 100 000

Khom Phenthi Heng Sath National Geographic Department

Water Bodies

2514 km2

1.1 %

Permanent Agriculture Land

11985 km2

5 %

Current Forest

115531 km2

50 %

115531

Potential Forest

(And Current Forest)

87455 km2

38 %

Potential Forest

Current Forest

Permanent Agriculture Land

Water Bodies

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

Upper Dry Evergreen Forest

NGD-type 11

12469 km2

5.4 %

NGD-type 12

21.3 km2

0.01 %

Lower Dry Evergreen Forest

Upper Mixed Deciduous Forest

NGD-type 13

86401 km2

37.4 %

NGD-type 14

10.5 km2

0.005 %

Lower Mixed DeciduousForest

Dry Dipterocarp Forest

NGD-type 15

14149.6 km2

6.1 %

Gallery Forest

NGD-type 16

76.2 km2

0.03 %

Coniferous Forest

NGD-type 17

1270.5 km2

0.6 %

Mixed Broadleaved Coniferous Forrest

NGD-type 18

1110.4 km2

0.5 %

Forest Plantation

NGD-type 19

22.8 km2

0.01 %

Potential Forest

• Bamboo Forest• Unstocked Forest• Natural Regeneration• Ray

Bamboo Forest

NGD-type 21

8695 km2

3.8 %

Unstocked Forest

NGD-type 22

73096 km2

31.7 %

Natural Regeneration

NGD-type 23

7.5 km2

0.003 %

Ray

NGD-type 24

5656 km2

2.5 %

Other Wooded Area

• Savannah / Open woodlands• Scrub forest, Heath

Savannah, Open Woodlans

NGD-type 31

1390 km2

0.6 %

Scrub forest, Heath

NGD-type 32

2105 km2

0.9 %

Permanent Agriculture Land

• Rice Paddy

• Agricultural Plantation

• Other Agricultural Land

Rice Paddy

NGD-type 41

10820 km2

4.7 %

Agricultural Plantation

NGD-type 42

846 km2

0.4 %

NGD-type 43

Other Agricultural Land

318.7 km2

0.14 %

Other Non_forest Land

• Barren Land and Rock

• Grass Land

• Swamp

• Urban or Built_Up Area

NGD-type 51

Barren Land and Rock

2176 km2

1 %

NGD-type 52

Grass Land

6859 km2

3 %

NGD-type 53

Swamp

579 km2

0.25 %

Urban or Built_Up Area

NGD-type 54

129 km2

0.06 %