IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0533 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Laos stood at 0.0533 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.0533 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 kt per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Laos 91st 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0275 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0284 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0302 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0311 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.029 kt per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0312 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0319 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0342 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0353 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0359 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0423 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0422 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0445 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0464 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0457 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0467 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0494 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0481 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0533 kt per square kilometre | +10.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0533 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0544 kt per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0533 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.031 kt per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 | +33.2% | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | 0.0311 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | 0.0467 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0498 kt per square kilometre | 0.0481 kt per square kilometre | 0.0533 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 88 Greece 0.0544 kt per square kilometre compare
- 89 Samoa 0.054 kt per square kilometre compare
- 90 Mexico 0.0536 kt per square kilometre compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0525 kt per square kilometre compare
- 93 Dominica 0.0507 kt per square kilometre compare
- 94 Panama 0.0506 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Laos?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0533 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0533 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 kt per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Laos rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 91st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.