IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Laos
Laos: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square was 0.0397 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Laos is 0.0397 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Laos peaked at 0.0397 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 kt per square kilometre, in 1962.
Laos ranks 71st of 201 countries on this measure, 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) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0207 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0247 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0254 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0264 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0275 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0282 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.031 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0327 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0326 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0334 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0357 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0354 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0344 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0356 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0368 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0397 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0315 kt per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0397 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0196 kt per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 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% | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | 0.0207 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | 0.0247 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0335 kt per square kilometre | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | 0.0357 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0377 kt per square kilometre | 0.0368 kt per square kilometre | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 68 Samoa 0.0418 kt per square kilometre compare
- 69 Czechia 0.0418 kt per square kilometre compare
- 70 Comoros 0.0402 kt per square kilometre compare
- 72 Tajikistan 0.0396 kt per square kilometre compare
- 73 Dominica 0.0383 kt per square kilometre compare
- 74 Saint Lucia 0.0376 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Laos?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Laos was 0.0397 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0397 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 kt per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Laos rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- Laos ranks 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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) from CH4 (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.