Savanna fires — Emissions in Laos
Laos: Savanna fires — Emissions was 1.21 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions in Laos, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions in Laos is 1.21 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 595.7% on the previous year and up 106.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Laos peaked at 1.21 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0813 kt, in 1997.
That places Laos 44th out of 256 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4092 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4092 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4092 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4092 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4092 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4092 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1187 kt | -71.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0813 kt | -31.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1256 kt | +54.5% |
| 1999 | 0.118 kt | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0984 kt | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1078 kt | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1901 kt | +76.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2273 kt | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5465 kt | +140.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5426 kt | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2205 kt | -59.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6996 kt | +217.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2232 kt | -68.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3825 kt | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9393 kt | +145.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2211 kt | -76.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4652 kt | +110.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5848 kt | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3674 kt | -37.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5483 kt | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7829 kt | +42.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3019 kt | -61.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2437 kt | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 0.491 kt | +101.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8491 kt | +72.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2841 kt | -66.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1732 kt | -39.0% |
| 2023 | 1.21 kt | +595.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.21 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0769 kt, 15.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.21 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 kt, 3442.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +595.7% | 0.1732 kt | 1.21 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2899 kt | 0.0813 kt | 0.4092 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3239 kt | 0.0984 kt | 0.6996 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4946 kt | 0.2211 kt | 0.9393 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6279 kt | 0.1732 kt | 1.21 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 1.63 kt compare
- 41 Cote d'Ivoire 1.63 kt compare
- 43 Mexico 1.26 kt compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.21 kt compare
- 46 United States 1.15 kt compare
- 47 Indonesia 1.04 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 savanna fires — emissions in Laos?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Laos was 1.21 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0813 kt in 1997.
- How does Laos rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Laos ranks 44th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). 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