Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Laos is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, in 1976.
Laos ranks 22nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0004 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 15.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0004 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice Cultivation — 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 | +52.7% | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre |
| 1968 | -31.7% | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 19 China 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Nigeria 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 21 East Timor 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 23 Italy 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
- 24 Malaysia 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.0003 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 rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Laos?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice Cultivation — 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.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — 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
Rice Cultivation — 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.