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