Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos

Laos: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2.97 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.97 kt
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
44th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3.02 kt
in 2022
All-time low
1.57 kt
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos, 2000–2023

01232000201120232000: 1.6 kt2001: 1.6 kt2002: 1.6 kt2003: 1.7 kt2004: 1.7 kt2005: 1.8 kt2006: 1.8 kt2007: 2 kt2008: 2.3 kt2009: 2.6 kt2010: 2.6 kt2011: 2.6 kt2012: 2.6 kt2013: 2.7 kt2014: 2.8 kt2015: 2.9 kt2016: 3 kt2017: 3 kt2018: 3 kt2019: 3 kt2020: 3 kt2021: 3 kt2022: 3 kt2023: 3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos stood at 2.97 kt.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos peaked at 3.02 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.57 kt, in 2000.

Laos ranks 44th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Laos, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 1.57 kt
2001 1.61 kt +2.3%
2002 1.65 kt +2.3%
2003 1.69 kt +2.3%
2004 1.73 kt +2.3%
2005 1.77 kt +2.3%
2006 1.81 kt +2.4%
2007 1.99 kt +10.0%
2008 2.28 kt +14.5%
2009 2.56 kt +12.0%
2010 2.57 kt +0.4%
2011 2.58 kt +0.4%
2012 2.59 kt +0.4%
2013 2.69 kt +4.0%
2014 2.79 kt +3.7%
2015 2.9 kt +4.0%
2016 2.95 kt +1.9%
2017 2.95 kt -0.1%
2018 2.98 kt +1.1%
2019 3.01 kt +0.7%
2020 2.97 kt -1.3%
2021 3 kt +1.1%
2022 3.02 kt +0.8%
2023 2.97 kt -1.8%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 2.97 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2742 kt, 10.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 2.97 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0636 kt, 46.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.87 kt 1.57 kt 2.56 kt 10
2010s 2.8 kt 2.57 kt 3.01 kt 10
2020s 2.99 kt 2.97 kt 3.02 kt 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 41 Spain 3.42 kt compare
  2. 42 Kazakhstan 3.13 kt compare
  3. 43 Canada 2.98 kt compare
  4. 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.97 kt compare
  5. 46 Ukraine 2.67 kt compare
  6. 47 Ghana 2.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos was 2.97 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 3.02 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 1.57 kt in 2000.
How does Laos rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Laos ranks 44th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 7,872 data points, 1990–2023
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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