Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos

Laos: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 63.43 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
63.43 kt
World rank
75th
of 215 countries
All-time high
63.43 kt
in 2050
All-time low
24.05 kt
in 1976
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Laos recorded 63.43 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos peaked at 63.43 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 24.05 kt, in 1976.

Laos ranks 75th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Laos, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 26.61 kt
1962 25.54 kt -4.0%
1963 25.8 kt +1.0%
1964 39.12 kt +51.6%
1965 39.34 kt +0.6%
1966 39.71 kt +0.9%
1967 41.03 kt +3.3%
1968 28.38 kt -30.8%
1969 28.75 kt +1.3%
1970 28.81 kt +0.2%
1971 28.9 kt +0.3%
1972 28.83 kt -0.3%
1973 28.84 kt +0.0%
1974 29.77 kt +3.2%
1975 29.69 kt -0.3%
1976 24.05 kt -19.0%
1977 25.23 kt +4.9%
1978 26.23 kt +4.0%
1979 30.84 kt +17.6%
1980 32.62 kt +5.8%
1981 33.36 kt +2.3%
1982 33.07 kt -0.9%
1983 31.18 kt -5.7%
1984 29.5 kt -5.4%
1985 29.76 kt +0.9%
1986 29.05 kt -2.4%
1987 24.6 kt -15.3%
1988 24.88 kt +1.1%
1989 27.27 kt +9.6%
1990 29.99 kt +9.9%
1991 25.88 kt -13.7%
1992 26.12 kt +0.9%
1993 25.16 kt -3.7%
1994 27.66 kt +9.9%
1995 25.61 kt -7.4%
1996 26.02 kt +1.6%
1997 28.06 kt +7.8%
1998 29.45 kt +5.0%
1999 33.15 kt +12.6%
2000 34.03 kt +2.7%
2001 34.69 kt +2.0%
2002 34.41 kt -0.8%
2003 35.8 kt +4.0%
2004 37.48 kt +4.7%
2005 37.37 kt -0.3%
2006 39.79 kt +6.5%
2007 42.6 kt +7.1%
2008 50.6 kt +18.8%
2009 50.41 kt -0.4%
2010 52.39 kt +3.9%
2011 51.23 kt -2.2%
2012 54.71 kt +6.8%
2013 53.79 kt -1.7%
2014 59.9 kt +11.4%
2015 61.11 kt +2.0%
2016 61.82 kt +1.2%
2017 56.85 kt -8.0%
2018 49.29 kt -13.3%
2019 48.14 kt -2.3%
2020 49.45 kt +2.7%
2021 45.2 kt -8.6%
2022 42.53 kt -5.9%
2023 44.8 kt +5.3%
2030 54.47 kt +21.6%
2050 63.43 kt +16.4%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 63.43 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.05 kt, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 63.43 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.34 kt, 6.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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.

YearChange FromTo
1964 +51.6% 25.8 kt 39.12 kt
1968 -30.8% 41.03 kt 28.38 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.7 kt 25.54 kt 41.03 kt 9
1970s 28.12 kt 24.05 kt 30.84 kt 10
1980s 29.53 kt 24.6 kt 33.36 kt 10
1990s 27.71 kt 25.16 kt 33.15 kt 10
2000s 39.72 kt 34.03 kt 50.6 kt 10
2010s 54.92 kt 48.14 kt 61.82 kt 10
2020s 45.5 kt 42.53 kt 49.45 kt 4
2030s 54.47 kt 54.47 kt 54.47 kt 1
2050s 63.43 kt 63.43 kt 63.43 kt 1

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 72 Algeria 66.47 kt compare
  2. 73 Zambia 66.21 kt compare
  3. 74 Burkina Faso 65.81 kt compare
  4. 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.43 kt compare
  5. 77 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61.49 kt compare
  6. 78 Cameroon 60.84 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos was 63.43 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 63.43 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 24.05 kt in 1976.
How does Laos rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Laos ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,483 data points, 1961–2050
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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