Climate Change in Laos 615 indicators covering climate change for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 2.7 2025 down 55.0% 122nd Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 3.8 2025 down 26.9% 90th Lack of coping capacity 5.6 2025 down 6.7% 53rd Vulnerability 3.6 2025 down 7.7% 101st CO₂ emissions by sector 80,000 tonnes 2023 up 700.0% 151st Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 10.44 kilograms per person 2023 up 590.0% 163rd Terrestrial protected areas 18.8% 2025 up 12.6% 95th Terrestrial and marine protected areas 18.8% 2025 up 12.6% 64th Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.1702 2021 up 27.9% 120th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 — 148th Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% 2023 up 290.7% 90th Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.0% 2023 up 290.7% 90th Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% 2023 up 290.7% 90th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 99.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 9.8% 88th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 647.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 28.2% 109th Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 232.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 874.7% 156th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 19.73 kilograms 2024 up 71.4% 132nd CO₂ emissions from international aviation 153,303 tonnes 2024 up 98.7% 131st Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 51.09 million tonnes 2026 down 69.2% 17th Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ 2022 up 76.6% 106th Urban population 40.3% 2025 up 10.1% 173rd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2024 unchanged 45th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 185,843 2024 up 24,679.1% 30th Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 5.51 2025 up 13.1% 92nd Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 49.3% 2015 up 5.3% 96th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.1% 2015 up 17.6% 98th Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 19.15 2023 up 473.4% 89th Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.303 2023 up 262.5% 22nd Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.923 2023 down 33.7% 26th CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.8 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 9.7% 55th CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 18,337 tonnes 2024 down 32.6% 70th Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 171,640 tonnes 2024 up 64.5% 107th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 2.36 kilograms 2024 down 41.9% 70th Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 22.09 kilograms 2024 up 41.9% 100th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 2.36 kilograms 2024 down 41.9% 70th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 2.36 kilograms 2024 down 41.9% 69th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 14.82 million tonnes 2023 up 321.9% 90th Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 1.93 tonnes per person 2023 up 263.9% 88th Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 1.93 tonnes per person 2023 up 263.9% 88th Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 1.93 tonnes per person 2023 up 263.9% 88th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.93 tonnes per person 2023 up 263.9% 88th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 1.93 tonnes per person 2023 up 263.9% 88th Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade -38.6% 2023 down 137.0% 119th CO₂ emissions embedded in trade -9.33 million tonnes 2023 down 1,263.6% 103rd Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita -1.22 tonnes per person 2023 down 1,076.2% 111th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2024 unchanged 32nd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 51,440 2024 — 26th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 57.1% 33rd Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 8.4% 1st Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 18.61 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 20.1% 98th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 0.2188 2024 up 388.9% 92nd Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 17 2024 up 466.7% 101st Number of deaths due to disaster 17 2024 up 466.7% 100th Air transport emissions 0.0205 Tonnes 2024 down 98.5% 104th Number of people affected by disaster 271,226 2024 up 1,506,710.0% 20th Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 3,491 2024 up 1,264,130.0% 20th Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 58 2024 up 222.2% 84th Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 32.8% 2023 down 25.8% 20th Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 287.21 2024 up 13,512.3% 39th Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP 0.0% 2024 up 11,788.1% 20th ← Previous Page 10 of 11 Next →