AFOLU — Emissions Share in Laos
Laos: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 30.21 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Laos, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 30.21 % for afolu — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Laos peaked at 105.05 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.21 %, in 2023.
Laos ranks 57th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.88 % | — |
| 1991 | 93.54 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 93.05 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 92.81 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 92.56 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 92.18 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.3 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 90.9 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 90.61 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 90.31 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 89.2 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 101.73 % | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 101.91 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 102.02 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 102.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 102.2 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 102.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 103.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 103.54 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 104.46 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 105.05 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.82 % | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 82.84 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 79.42 % | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 78.68 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.11 % | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 57.63 % | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 53.26 % | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 52.23 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 53.41 % | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 53.33 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.16 % | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 31.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.21 % | -2.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 30.21 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.08 %, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 30.21 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2 %, 13.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions Share in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -41.6% | 53.33 % | 31.16 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.11 % | 90.31 % | 93.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.31 % | 89.2 % | 104.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.05 % | 52.23 % | 105.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.44 % | 30.21 % | 53.33 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More climate change data for Laos
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,980 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 303.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 581.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,224 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 79.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions share in Laos?
- Afolu — emissions share in Laos was 30.21 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 105.05 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.21 % in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Laos ranks 57th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.