Energy — Emissions in Laos

Laos: Energy — Emissions was 0.647 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.647 kt
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
120th
of 229 countries
All-time high
0.647 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0612 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Laos, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions in Laos is 0.647 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Laos peaked at 0.647 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0612 kt, in 1961.

Laos ranks 120th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Energy — Emissions in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Laos, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.0612 kt
1962 0.0627 kt +2.5%
1963 0.0638 kt +1.8%
1964 0.0646 kt +1.3%
1965 0.0654 kt +1.2%
1966 0.0665 kt +1.7%
1967 0.068 kt +2.3%
1968 0.0704 kt +3.5%
1969 0.0737 kt +4.7%
1970 0.0777 kt +5.4%
1971 0.077 kt -0.9%
1972 0.0781 kt +1.4%
1973 0.0789 kt +1.0%
1974 0.0807 kt +2.3%
1975 0.0823 kt +2.0%
1976 0.0848 kt +3.0%
1977 0.086 kt +1.4%
1978 0.0886 kt +3.0%
1979 0.0892 kt +0.7%
1980 0.0924 kt +3.6%
1981 0.0873 kt -5.5%
1982 0.0881 kt +0.9%
1983 0.0913 kt +3.6%
1984 0.0899 kt -1.5%
1985 0.0948 kt +5.5%
1986 0.0976 kt +3.0%
1987 0.101 kt +3.5%
1988 0.103 kt +2.0%
1989 0.104 kt +1.0%
1990 0.211 kt +102.9%
1991 0.214 kt +1.4%
1992 0.217 kt +1.4%
1993 0.218 kt +0.5%
1994 0.22 kt +0.9%
1995 0.243 kt +10.5%
1996 0.246 kt +1.2%
1997 0.246 kt +0.0%
1998 0.244 kt -0.8%
1999 0.249 kt +2.0%
2000 0.239 kt -4.0%
2001 0.249 kt +4.2%
2002 0.255 kt +2.4%
2003 0.265 kt +3.9%
2004 0.279 kt +5.3%
2005 0.287 kt +2.9%
2006 0.301 kt +4.9%
2007 0.327 kt +8.6%
2008 0.36 kt +10.1%
2009 0.37 kt +2.8%
2010 0.377 kt +1.9%
2011 0.368 kt -2.4%
2012 0.375 kt +1.9%
2013 0.401 kt +6.9%
2014 0.426 kt +6.2%
2015 0.447 kt +4.9%
2016 0.562 kt +25.7%
2017 0.61 kt +8.5%
2018 0.615 kt +0.8%
2019 0.579 kt -5.9%
2020 0.573 kt -1.0%
2021 0.588 kt +2.6%
2022 0.624 kt +6.1%
2023 0.647 kt +3.7%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.647 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.577 kt, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.647 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.16 kt, 56% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Energy — Emissions 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
1990 +102.9% 0.104 kt 0.211 kt
2016 +25.7% 0.447 kt 0.562 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0663 kt 0.0612 kt 0.0737 kt 9
1970s 0.0823 kt 0.077 kt 0.0892 kt 10
1980s 0.0949 kt 0.0873 kt 0.104 kt 10
1990s 0.2308 kt 0.211 kt 0.249 kt 10
2000s 0.2932 kt 0.239 kt 0.37 kt 10
2010s 0.476 kt 0.368 kt 0.615 kt 10
2020s 0.608 kt 0.573 kt 0.647 kt 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 117 Uruguay 0.741 kt compare
  2. 118 Gabon 0.694 kt compare
  3. 119 Guinea 0.67 kt compare
  4. 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.647 kt compare
  5. 122 Honduras 0.61 kt compare
  6. 123 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.608 kt compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Laos?
Energy — emissions in Laos was 0.647 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.647 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0612 kt in 1961.
How does Laos rank for energy — emissions?
Laos ranks 120th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 15,109 data points, 1961–2023
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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