Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in Laos
Laos: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Laos, 1981–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Laos is 2, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 29 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 44 Australia 2 compare
- 44 Burundi 2 compare
- 44 Belize 2 compare
- 44 Brazil 2 compare
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- 44 Dominican Republic 2 compare
- 44 Algeria 2 compare
- 44 Ecuador 2 compare
- 44 Georgia 2 compare
- 44 Ghana 2 compare
- 44 Greece 2 compare
- 44 Grenada 2 compare
- 44 Honduras 2 compare
- 44 Israel 2 compare
- 44 Jamaica 2 compare
- 44 Lesotho 2 compare
- 44 Latvia 2 compare
- 44 Morocco 2 compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 2 compare
- 44 Myanmar 2 compare
- 44 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 44 Oman 2 compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
- 44 Paraguay 2 compare
- 44 Sudan 2 compare
- 44 El Salvador 2 compare
- 44 Syria 2 compare
- 44 Chad 2 compare
- 44 Turkey 2 compare
- 44 Ukraine 2 compare
- 44 Uruguay 2 compare
- 44 United States 2 compare
- 44 United States Virgin Islands 2 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 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 International Monetary Fund.
- 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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