Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Laos
Laos: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.1027 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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
Laos recorded 0.1027 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Laos peaked at 0.1027 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0241 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Laos ranks 106th 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 | 0.0256 Mt CO2e | 0.0241 Mt CO2e | 0.027 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0304 Mt CO2e | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | 0.0344 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0409 Mt CO2e | 0.0345 Mt CO2e | 0.049 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0586 Mt CO2e | 0.0515 Mt CO2e | 0.0674 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.087 Mt CO2e | 0.0733 Mt CO2e | 0.0948 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0999 Mt CO2e | 0.0967 Mt CO2e | 0.1027 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 103 Honduras 0.1142 Mt CO2e compare
- 104 Bulgaria 0.1108 Mt CO2e compare
- 105 Turkmenistan 0.1045 Mt CO2e compare
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 0.1024 Mt CO2e compare
- 108 Albania 0.1015 Mt CO2e compare
- 109 El Salvador 0.0985 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Laos
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0346 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)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.65 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Laos?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Laos was 0.1027 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1027 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Laos ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).