Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Laos

Laos: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per was 0.0449 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0449 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
135th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0464 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0271 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Laos, 1990–2019

00.010.020.030.040.051990200420191990: 0.028 units per square kilometre1991: 0.027 units per square kilometre1992: 0.028 units per square kilometre1993: 0.028 units per square kilometre1994: 0.03 units per square kilometre1995: 0.03 units per square kilometre1996: 0.03 units per square kilometre1997: 0.031 units per square kilometre1998: 0.029 units per square kilometre1999: 0.029 units per square kilometre2000: 0.03 units per square kilometre2001: 0.031 units per square kilometre2002: 0.032 units per square kilometre2003: 0.033 units per square kilometre2004: 0.034 units per square kilometre2005: 0.034 units per square kilometre2006: 0.035 units per square kilometre2007: 0.036 units per square kilometre2008: 0.037 units per square kilometre2009: 0.039 units per square kilometre2010: 0.041 units per square kilometre2011: 0.04 units per square kilometre2012: 0.043 units per square kilometre2013: 0.043 units per square kilometre2014: 0.043 units per square kilometre2015: 0.044 units per square kilometre2016: 0.046 units per square kilometre2017: 0.046 units per square kilometre2018: 0.045 units per square kilometre2019: 0.045 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.0449 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Laos peaked at 0.0464 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 units per square kilometre, in 1991.

Laos ranks 135th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre in Laos, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0276 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0271 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1992 0.0283 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1993 0.0285 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1994 0.0301 units per square kilometre +5.8%
1995 0.0302 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1996 0.0301 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1997 0.0311 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1998 0.0291 units per square kilometre -6.5%
1999 0.0286 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2000 0.0302 units per square kilometre +5.5%
2001 0.0312 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2002 0.032 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2003 0.0327 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2004 0.0344 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2005 0.0338 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2006 0.0348 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2007 0.0364 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2008 0.037 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2009 0.0388 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2010 0.0414 units per square kilometre +6.7%
2011 0.0397 units per square kilometre -4.2%
2012 0.0428 units per square kilometre +8.0%
2013 0.0433 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2014 0.043 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2015 0.0444 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2016 0.0464 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2017 0.0459 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2018 0.0448 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2019 0.0449 units per square kilometre +0.2%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.0449 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0539 units per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.0449 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0891 units per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0291 units per square kilometre 0.0271 units per square kilometre 0.0311 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0341 units per square kilometre 0.0302 units per square kilometre 0.0388 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0437 units per square kilometre 0.0397 units per square kilometre 0.0464 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0483 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 133 North Korea 0.0467 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 134 Finland 0.0456 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 136 Andorra 0.0442 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 137 Vanuatu 0.0433 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 138 Sudan 0.0422 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Laos?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Laos was 0.0449 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.0464 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 units per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Laos rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per?
Laos ranks 135th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre
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units per square kilometre
Source
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Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions 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.