Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Laos
Laos: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.0002 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0002 °C
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
136th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0002 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Laos, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Laos stood at 0.0002 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 159.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Laos peaked at 0.0002 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Laos ranks 136th of 214 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.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Laos, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.3% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.0% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.2% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.8% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.8% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.5% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.1% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.3% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.9% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.8% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.8% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +32.0% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +24.5% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +19.9% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +16.8% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +14.5% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +12.8% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +11.5% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +10.0% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | -0.0% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | -0.3% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 °C | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 °C | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 °C | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 °C | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 °C | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 °C | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 °C | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 °C | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 °C | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 °C | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 °C | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 °C | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 °C | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 °C | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 °C | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 °C | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 °C | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 °C | +8.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0002 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 °C, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0002 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 °C, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 | +51.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1863 | +32.0% | 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 | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 133 Papua New Guinea 0.0002 °C compare
- 134 Paraguay 0.0002 °C compare
- 135 El Salvador 0.0002 °C compare
- 137 South Sudan 0.0002 °C compare
- 138 Benin 0.0002 °C compare
- 139 Cyprus 0.0002 °C 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Laos?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Laos was 0.0002 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Laos rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Laos ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.0%. 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 Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.