How have things changed?, per capita in Laos
Laos: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0299 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Laos, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0299 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0299 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 metric tons per person, in 1965.
That places Laos 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | +45.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0151 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0152 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.017 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0216 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0225 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0233 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0251 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0259 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0272 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0276 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0285 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0292 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0299 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0299 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0299 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +45.3% | 0.0078 metric tons per person | 0.0113 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.007 metric tons per person | 0.0063 metric tons per person | 0.0074 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0075 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 metric tons per person | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 0.0065 metric tons per person | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 metric tons per person | 0.0131 metric tons per person | 0.017 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0225 metric tons per person | 0.0178 metric tons per person | 0.0259 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0285 metric tons per person | 0.0272 metric tons per person | 0.0299 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 51 Papua New Guinea 0.0327 metric tons per person compare
- 52 Mauritius 0.032 metric tons per person compare
- 53 Latvia 0.0306 metric tons per person compare
- 55 Japan 0.0294 metric tons per person compare
- 56 Bangladesh 0.0289 metric tons per person compare
- 57 British Virgin Islands 0.0286 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Laos?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Laos was 0.0299 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0299 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Laos rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Laos ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.