Climate Change in Laos

615 indicators covering climate change for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agrifood systems — Indirect emissions 2.03 kt 2023 up 29.2% 106th
Farm gate — Indirect emissions 2.03 kt 2023 up 29.2% 106th
Emissions on agricultural land — Indirect emissions 2.03 kt 2023 up 29.2% 106th
AFOLU — Indirect emissions 2.03 kt 2023 up 29.2% 106th
All sectors with LULUCF — Indirect emissions 2.03 kt 2023 up 29.2% 106th
All sectors without LULUCF — Indirect emissions 2.03 kt 2023 up 29.2% 106th
Pre- and post-production — Emissions 1,020 kt 2023 up 111.1% 131st
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production 2.02 kg CO2eq/Int$ 2023 down 27.9% 104th
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per value of agricultural 5.39 kg CO2eq/Int$ 2023 down 34.7% 59th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per value of agricultural production 1.99 kg CO2eq/Int$ 2023 down 26.6% 79th
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 5.7 % 2023 down 32.1% 27th
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share 9.52 % 2023 down 14.6% 125th
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita 0.4 t CO2eq/cap 2023 down 9.1% 16th
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged 157th
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2023 109th
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions 5.8 kt 2023 up 91.7% 146th
Food Household Consumption — Emissions 0.0056 kt 2023 up 180.0% 150th
Food Household Consumption — Emissions 0.0075 kt 2023 up 294.7% 74th
Food Household Consumption — Emissions 466.75 kt 2023 up 307.3% 105th
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1566 kt 2023 up 186.8% 151st
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.98 kt 2023 up 300.5% 76th
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0038 kt 2023 up 52.0% 155th
Pesticides Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0175 kt 2023 up 118.8% 132nd
Forest area, 1000 Hectares 16,492 2023 down 2.0% 41st
Index of forest extent, Index 92.86 2023 down 2.0% 158th
Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric 1,130 2023 down 2.0% 41st
Index of carbon stocks in forests, Index 92.86 2023 down 2.0% 134th
On-farm energy use — Emissions 0.1151 kt 2023 up 94.1% 118th
On-farm energy use — Emissions 0.0497 kt 2023 down 57.8% 100th
On-farm energy use — Emissions 158.38 kt 2023 down 49.9% 122nd
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.22 kt 2023 up 94.1% 118th
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.17 kt 2023 down 57.8% 100th
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) 174.78 kt 2023 down 50.0% 122nd
Land area, 1000 Hectares 23,080 2023 unchanged 81st
Share of forest land, Percent 71.46 2023 down 2.0% 19th
Food Retail — Emissions 0.1061 kt 2023 up 10.4% 44th
Food Retail — Emissions 0.0062 kt 2023 up 29.2% 80th
Food Retail — Emissions 218.34 kt 2023 up 48.8% 106th
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.97 kt 2023 up 10.4% 44th
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.64 kt 2023 up 27.9% 80th
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 280,260 tonnes 2026 down 69.5% 13th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 1.92 kt 2023 up 1.2% 116th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 7.35 billion cubic meters 2022 up 10.3% 57th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3.9% 2022 up 10.3% 115th
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 100 2022 up 2.7% 1st
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions 4.5% 2025 down 37.6% 63rd
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 1.3% 2025 down 9.5% 77th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.1012 °C 2025 down 82.9% 182nd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 2 2024 up 100.0% 44th
People affected by disaster, Number 237,283 2024 up 31,537.7% 41st
Annual CO₂ emissions 24.40 million tonnes 2024 up 456.7% 82nd
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region 24.40 million tonnes 2024 up 456.7% 82nd
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions 24.40 million tonnes 2024 up 456.7% 82nd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 24.40 million tonnes 2024 up 456.7% 82nd
Greenhouse gas emissions 61.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 28.5% 81st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 344.0% 91st
Methane emissions 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 26.1% 96th
Nitrous oxide emissions 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 30.9% 98th
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry 2.84 million tonnes 2024 up 17.3% 141st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 38.3% 55th