Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Laos
Laos: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 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 frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 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% |
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 |
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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: 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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