Share global food emissions in Laos
Laos: Share global food emissions was 0.1039 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share global food emissions in Laos, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Laos stood at 0.1039.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Laos peaked at 0.255 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0613, in 2001.
Laos ranks 98th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2522 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2505 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2527 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2534 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.255 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2511 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2369 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2225 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2401 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2384 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2386 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0613 | -74.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0711 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.075 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1313 | +75.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0884 | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0696 | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1308 | +88.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0704 | -46.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0822 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1355 | +64.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0771 | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1006 | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1114 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1021 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1039 | +1.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1039 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1039 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319, 3.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +88.0% | 0.0696 | 0.1308 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2453 | 0.2225 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1019 | 0.0613 | 0.2386 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1051 | 0.0771 | 0.1355 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 share global food emissions in Laos?
- Share global food emissions in Laos was 0.1039 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.255 in 1994.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0613 in 2001.
- How does Laos rank for share global food emissions?
- Laos ranks 98th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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