Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos
Laos: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2,161 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos, 1961–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Laos recorded 2,161 kt for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2050.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos peaked at 2,678 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,443 kt, in 1976.
Laos ranks 36th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,706 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1,623 kt | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 1,651 kt | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 2,520 kt | +52.7% |
| 1965 | 2,520 kt | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,558 kt | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 2,641 kt | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1,805 kt | -31.7% |
| 1969 | 1,829 kt | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1,829 kt | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,829 kt | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,829 kt | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,829 kt | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,887 kt | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,871 kt | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,443 kt | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 1,544 kt | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 1,591 kt | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1,896 kt | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 2,014 kt | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 2,050 kt | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 2,027 kt | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1,910 kt | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 1,802 kt | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 1,825 kt | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1,765 kt | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,491 kt | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 1,444 kt | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1,640 kt | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 1,789 kt | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 1,532 kt | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 1,556 kt | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,518 kt | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1,681 kt | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 1,540 kt | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 1,523 kt | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,654 kt | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 1,699 kt | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,974 kt | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 1,979 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,054 kt | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,031 kt | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,081 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2,119 kt | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,025 kt | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2,044 kt | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2,002 kt | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,163 kt | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2,252 kt | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2,352 kt | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2,248 kt | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 2,569 kt | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 2,452 kt | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 2,635 kt | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 2,655 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,678 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,630 kt | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,333 kt | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 2,340 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,536 kt | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 2,361 kt | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 2,251 kt | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 2,410 kt | +7.1% |
| 2030 | 2,186 kt | -9.3% |
| 2050 | 2,161 kt | -1.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2,161 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 187.59 kt, 11.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2,161 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,273 kt, 41% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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% | 1,651 kt | 2,520 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,095 kt | 1,623 kt | 2,641 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,755 kt | 1,443 kt | 1,896 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,797 kt | 1,444 kt | 2,050 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,647 kt | 1,518 kt | 1,974 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,075 kt | 1,979 kt | 2,252 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,489 kt | 2,248 kt | 2,678 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,390 kt | 2,251 kt | 2,536 kt | 4 |
| 2030s | 2,186 kt | 2,186 kt | 2,186 kt | 1 |
| 2050s | 2,161 kt | 2,161 kt | 2,161 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 33 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,361 kt compare
- 34 Ecuador 2,345 kt compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 2,313 kt compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,161 kt compare
- 38 Sri Lanka 2,061 kt compare
- 39 Russian Federation 2,049 kt compare
- 39 Russia 2,049 kt 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) from ch4 in Laos?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Laos was 2,161 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2,678 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,443 kt in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Laos ranks 36th out of 141 countries with data for 2050.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf