IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Laos stood at 0.0014 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Laos 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0014 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0014 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +35.5% | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 68 Samoa 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
- 69 Czechia 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
- 70 Comoros 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 72 Tajikistan 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 73 Dominica 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 74 Saint Lucia 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 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 ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Laos?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Laos rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.