Waste — Emissions Share in Laos
Laos: Waste — Emissions Share was 1.5 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Laos, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.5 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.4% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Laos peaked at 2.9 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.14 %, in 2007.
Laos ranks 200th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.41 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.4 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.43 % | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.49 % | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.91 % | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 2.13 % | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 1.87 % | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 2.32 % | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 2.53 % | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9 % | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 2.34 % | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 2.21 % | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.18 % | -46.6% |
| 2005 | 1.72 % | +45.8% |
| 2006 | 2.35 % | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 1.14 % | -51.5% |
| 2008 | 2.51 % | +120.2% |
| 2009 | 2.24 % | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 1.43 % | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 2.67 % | +86.7% |
| 2012 | 2.12 % | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 2.14 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.31 % | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 2.37 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.96 % | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 2.66 % | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 2.75 % | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.33 % | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 1.76 % | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 2.65 % | +50.6% |
| 2022 | 2.8 % | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5 % | -46.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.5 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.82 %, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.5 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4 %, 28% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 % | 1.4 % | 2.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 % | 1.14 % | 2.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 % | 1.43 % | 2.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 % | 1.5 % | 2.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 197 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.78 % compare
- 198 Mozambique 1.56 % compare
- 198 Trinidad and Tobago 1.56 % compare
- 200 Ireland 1.5 % compare
- 200 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.5 % compare
- 203 Turkmenistan 1.39 % 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 waste — emissions share in Laos?
- Waste — emissions share in Laos was 1.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 % in 2007.
- How does Laos rank for waste — emissions share?
- Laos ranks 200th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.