Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Laos
Laos: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Laos, 1987–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Laos peaked at 1 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1987.
That places Laos 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More climate change data for Laos
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Urban population 40.3% (2025)
- Urban population 3.17 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 7.87 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 41.55 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.03 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Laos?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Laos was 1 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1987.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1987.
- How does Laos rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
- Laos ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.