Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Laos
Laos: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 1.35 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.35 kt for agricultural soils — indirect emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Laos peaked at 1.35 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2566 kt, in 1961.
Laos ranks 108th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2566 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.2651 kt | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2793 kt | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3382 kt | +21.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3626 kt | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3976 kt | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4391 kt | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4114 kt | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4078 kt | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3971 kt | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3827 kt | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3681 kt | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3551 kt | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.351 kt | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3439 kt | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3184 kt | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3376 kt | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3572 kt | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3833 kt | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4352 kt | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4497 kt | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.458 kt | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4672 kt | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4916 kt | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5088 kt | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5249 kt | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5426 kt | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5475 kt | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5779 kt | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6046 kt | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6089 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6457 kt | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6503 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6892 kt | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7047 kt | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7217 kt | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7463 kt | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6844 kt | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6541 kt | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7041 kt | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7299 kt | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.757 kt | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7781 kt | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8034 kt | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8043 kt | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8322 kt | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8578 kt | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9045 kt | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.94 kt | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9615 kt | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9867 kt | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.05 kt | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 kt | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1 kt | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.13 kt | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 kt | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.19 kt | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.22 kt | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.25 kt | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.28 kt | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3 kt | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.35 kt | +3.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.35 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.46 kt, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.35 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1393 kt, 9.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3509 kt | 0.2566 kt | 0.4391 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3594 kt | 0.3184 kt | 0.3971 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5003 kt | 0.4352 kt | 0.5779 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.671 kt | 0.6046 kt | 0.7463 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8111 kt | 0.7041 kt | 0.94 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 kt | 0.9615 kt | 1.22 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 kt | 1.25 kt | 1.35 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 105 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.43 kt compare
- 106 Namibia 1.41 kt compare
- 107 Tunisia 1.41 kt compare
- 108 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.35 kt compare
- 110 Belgium 1.32 kt compare
- 111 Tajikistan 1.3 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 — indirect emissions in Laos?
- Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Laos was 1.35 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2566 kt in 1961.
- How does Laos rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
- Laos ranks 108th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 — Indirect 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