Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Laos
Laos: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Laos, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Laos stood at 2.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Laos peaked at 3 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
Laos ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.67 | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 2.33 | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 3 | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1 | 1.67 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.63 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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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 climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Laos?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Laos was 2 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1991.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Laos rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Laos ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
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About this data
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.