Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Laos
Laos: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Laos, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Laos stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Laos peaked at 0.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -74.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +75.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +88.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -46.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +64.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 3.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Laos?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Laos was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Laos rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Laos ranks 98th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.