Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Laos
Laos: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Laos stood at 0.0003 kt per person.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0011 kt per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per person, in 2022.
That places Laos 11th out of 111 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.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 kt per person | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 kt per person | +49.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 kt per person | -33.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 kt per person | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 kt per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 kt per person | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 kt per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 kt per person | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 kt per person | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 kt per person | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 kt per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt per person | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kt per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kt per person | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt per person | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kt per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 kt per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per person | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 kt per person | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 kt per person | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kt per person | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt per person | +5.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0003 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 26.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0003 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 2.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +49.3% | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 8 Vietnam 0.0004 kt per person compare
- 9 Uruguay 0.0003 kt per person compare
- 10 Madagascar 0.0003 kt per person compare
- 12 Indonesia 0.0002 kt per person compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.0002 kt per person compare
- 14 Bangladesh 0.0002 kt per person 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Laos?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Laos was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Laos ranks 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.