Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Laos
Laos: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 12.32 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Laos, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Laos is 12.32 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Laos peaked at 12.32 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.14 Mt CO2e, in 1976.
Laos ranks 89th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.56 Mt CO2e | 3.14 Mt CO2e | 3.84 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.58 Mt CO2e | 4.3 Mt CO2e | 4.95 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 Mt CO2e | 5.25 Mt CO2e | 6.35 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.41 Mt CO2e | 6.57 Mt CO2e | 8.51 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.91 Mt CO2e | 8.77 Mt CO2e | 10.91 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.72 Mt CO2e | 11.17 Mt CO2e | 12.32 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More environment data for Laos
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0583 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 1.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 16.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 78,795 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 232,299 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 5.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Laos?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Laos was 12.32 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 12.32 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 Mt CO2e in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Laos ranks 89th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).