Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Laos
Laos: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 5.96 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in Laos is 5.96 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Laos peaked at 5.96 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9843 kt, in 1961.
That places Laos 112th out of 234 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9843 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 kt | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 1.07 kt | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 1.31 kt | +22.0% |
| 1965 | 1.4 kt | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 1.53 kt | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 1.69 kt | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1.58 kt | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 1.56 kt | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.52 kt | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1.46 kt | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.41 kt | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.36 kt | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.35 kt | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.33 kt | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.22 kt | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 1.29 kt | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 1.37 kt | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.47 kt | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 1.72 kt | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 1.78 kt | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.75 kt | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.78 kt | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.86 kt | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.96 kt | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.99 kt | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.05 kt | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.07 kt | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.19 kt | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 2.3 kt | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.32 kt | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.49 kt | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 2.48 kt | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.61 kt | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 2.69 kt | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.75 kt | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.89 kt | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.64 kt | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 2.56 kt | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.73 kt | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 2.88 kt | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.97 kt | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.99 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.11 kt | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.13 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.22 kt | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.32 kt | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.51 kt | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.67 kt | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 3.74 kt | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.85 kt | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.39 kt | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 4.3 kt | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.56 kt | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 4.69 kt | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.78 kt | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.91 kt | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.12 kt | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.18 kt | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.26 kt | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.41 kt | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.96 kt | +10.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 5.96 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5 kt, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 5.96 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4581 kt, 13.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 kt | 0.9843 kt | 1.69 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 kt | 1.22 kt | 1.52 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 kt | 1.72 kt | 2.19 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 kt | 2.3 kt | 2.89 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 kt | 2.73 kt | 3.67 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 kt | 3.74 kt | 5.12 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 kt | 5.18 kt | 5.96 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 109 Mozambique 6.26 kt compare
- 110 Honduras 6.18 kt compare
- 111 Cuba 6.08 kt compare
- 112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.96 kt compare
- 114 Namibia 5.92 kt compare
- 115 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.72 kt compare
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 agricultural soils — direct emissions in Laos?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Laos was 5.96 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9843 kt in 1961.
- How does Laos rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Laos ranks 112th out of 234 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf