Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Laos

Laos: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 18.73 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.73 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
146th
of 250 countries
All-time high
18.73 kt
in 2023
All-time low
12.78 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Laos, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 12.8 kt1991: 13.1 kt1992: 13.4 kt1993: 13.7 kt1994: 13.9 kt1995: 14.2 kt1996: 14.4 kt1997: 14.6 kt1998: 14.8 kt1999: 14.9 kt2000: 15 kt2001: 15.2 kt2002: 15.3 kt2003: 15.5 kt2004: 15.7 kt2005: 15.7 kt2006: 15.9 kt2007: 16.1 kt2008: 16.3 kt2009: 16.5 kt2010: 16.7 kt2011: 17 kt2012: 17.1 kt2013: 17.4 kt2014: 17.3 kt2015: 17.5 kt2016: 17.7 kt2017: 17.9 kt2018: 18.1 kt2019: 18.2 kt2020: 18.4 kt2021: 18.5 kt2022: 18.6 kt2023: 18.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Laos recorded 18.73 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Laos peaked at 18.73 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.78 kt, in 1990.

That places Laos 146th out of 250 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in Laos, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 12.78 kt
1991 13.12 kt +2.7%
1992 13.41 kt +2.2%
1993 13.69 kt +2.1%
1994 13.94 kt +1.8%
1995 14.21 kt +1.9%
1996 14.41 kt +1.4%
1997 14.6 kt +1.3%
1998 14.78 kt +1.2%
1999 14.93 kt +1.0%
2000 15.03 kt +0.6%
2001 15.18 kt +1.0%
2002 15.32 kt +0.9%
2003 15.49 kt +1.1%
2004 15.65 kt +1.0%
2005 15.72 kt +0.5%
2006 15.92 kt +1.3%
2007 16.08 kt +1.0%
2008 16.29 kt +1.3%
2009 16.47 kt +1.1%
2010 16.71 kt +1.4%
2011 16.96 kt +1.5%
2012 17.13 kt +1.0%
2013 17.35 kt +1.3%
2014 17.34 kt -0.0%
2015 17.54 kt +1.2%
2016 17.72 kt +1.0%
2017 17.9 kt +1.0%
2018 18.08 kt +1.0%
2019 18.24 kt +0.9%
2020 18.4 kt +0.9%
2021 18.48 kt +0.4%
2022 18.6 kt +0.6%
2023 18.73 kt +0.7%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 18.73 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.38 kt, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 18.73 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.47 kt, 4.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.99 kt 12.78 kt 14.93 kt 10
2000s 15.72 kt 15.03 kt 16.47 kt 10
2010s 17.5 kt 16.71 kt 18.24 kt 10
2020s 18.55 kt 18.4 kt 18.73 kt 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 143 Central African Republic 20.35 kt compare
  2. 144 Bahrain 18.96 kt compare
  3. 145 Lithuania 18.93 kt compare
  4. 146 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.73 kt compare
  5. 148 Melanesia 17.96 kt compare
  6. 149 Oman 17.75 kt compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Laos?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Laos was 18.73 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 18.73 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 12.78 kt in 1990.
How does Laos rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Laos ranks 146th out of 250 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 9,415 data points, 1990–2023
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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