IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Laos

Laos: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0012 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0012 kt per person
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
19th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0019 kt per person
in 1967
All-time low
0.001 kt per person
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Laos, 1961–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Laos stood at 0.0012 kt per person.

That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0019 kt per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kt per person, in 1999.

That places Laos 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Laos, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Laos, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0013 kt per person
1962 0.0013 kt per person -3.0%
1963 0.0013 kt per person +1.8%
1964 0.0018 kt per person +32.5%
1965 0.0018 kt per person +1.3%
1966 0.0018 kt per person +3.0%
1967 0.0019 kt per person +4.5%
1968 0.0015 kt per person -20.6%
1969 0.0015 kt per person -2.9%
1970 0.0014 kt per person -4.0%
1971 0.0014 kt per person -4.0%
1972 0.0013 kt per person -4.2%
1973 0.0013 kt per person -4.3%
1974 0.0012 kt per person -1.7%
1975 0.0012 kt per person -3.4%
1976 0.001 kt per person -15.0%
1977 0.0011 kt per person +4.7%
1978 0.0011 kt per person +2.9%
1979 0.0012 kt per person +9.7%
1980 0.0013 kt per person +8.3%
1981 0.0013 kt per person -0.2%
1982 0.0013 kt per person -1.5%
1983 0.0012 kt per person -3.8%
1984 0.0012 kt per person -2.3%
1985 0.0012 kt per person -0.2%
1986 0.0012 kt per person -1.7%
1987 0.0011 kt per person -5.0%
1988 0.0011 kt per person -2.1%
1989 0.0011 kt per person +3.0%
1990 0.0012 kt per person +5.3%
1991 0.0011 kt per person -5.3%
1992 0.0011 kt per person +1.5%
1993 0.0011 kt per person -2.3%
1994 0.0011 kt per person +3.3%
1995 0.0011 kt per person -2.6%
1996 0.0011 kt per person -2.5%
1997 0.0011 kt per person +1.6%
1998 0.001 kt per person -8.0%
1999 0.001 kt per person -2.7%
2000 0.001 kt per person +3.4%
2001 0.001 kt per person +1.8%
2002 0.001 kt per person +0.1%
2003 0.0011 kt per person +0.8%
2004 0.0011 kt per person +2.3%
2005 0.001 kt per person -3.6%
2006 0.001 kt per person -0.8%
2007 0.001 kt per person +1.8%
2008 0.0011 kt per person +1.1%
2009 0.0011 kt per person +2.5%
2010 0.0011 kt per person +4.2%
2011 0.0011 kt per person -4.6%
2012 0.0012 kt per person +7.3%
2013 0.0011 kt per person -1.6%
2014 0.0011 kt per person +0.9%
2015 0.0012 kt per person +1.3%
2016 0.0012 kt per person +2.5%
2017 0.0012 kt per person -2.3%
2018 0.0011 kt per person -4.3%
2019 0.0011 kt per person +1.8%
2020 0.0012 kt per person +4.2%
2021 0.0011 kt per person -3.5%
2022 0.0011 kt per person -1.5%
2023 0.0012 kt per person +6.4%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.0012 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 kt per person, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.0012 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 kt per person, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1964 +32.5% 0.0013 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0016 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0012 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0011 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 10
2000s 0.001 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 16 Nicaragua 0.0014 kt per person compare
  2. 17 Guinea 0.0013 kt per person compare
  3. 18 Cambodia 0.0012 kt per person compare
  4. 20 Mali 0.0012 kt per person compare
  5. 21 Belarus 0.0011 kt per person compare
  6. 22 Colombia 0.0011 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Laos?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Laos was 0.0012 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.0019 kt per person in 1967.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kt per person in 1999.
How does Laos rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Laos ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,190 data points, 1961–2023
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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.