Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Laos
Laos: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square was 0.0104 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice Cultivation — 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 rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Laos is 0.0104 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Laos peaked at 0.0116 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 kt per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Laos 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0104 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 15.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0104 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0143 kt per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice Cultivation — 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 | +52.7% | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre |
| 1968 | -31.7% | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 19 China 0.0153 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Nigeria 0.0152 kt per square kilometre compare
- 21 East Timor 0.0133 kt per square kilometre compare
- 23 Italy 0.01 kt per square kilometre compare
- 24 Malaysia 0.0094 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.0084 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Laos?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Laos was 0.0104 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0116 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 kt per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- Laos ranks 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice Cultivation — 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.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — 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
Rice Cultivation — 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.