Global warming contributions by gas and source in Laos
Laos: Global warming contributions by gas and source was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
134th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming contributions by gas and source in Laos, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0 °C for global warming contributions by gas and source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions by gas and source in Laos peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Laos ranks 134th of 201 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.
Global warming contributions by gas and source in Laos, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.3% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.9% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.1% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.7% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.7% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.3% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.9% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.6% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.6% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 °C, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 °C, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming contributions by gas and source 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.1% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming contributions by gas and source in Laos?
- Global warming contributions by gas and source in Laos was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming contributions by gas and source recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions by gas and source recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Laos rank for global warming contributions by gas and source?
- Laos ranks 134th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions by gas and source rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming contributions by gas and source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.