Heating Degree Days, per capita in Laos
Laos: Heating Degree Days, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0 units per person for heating degree days, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heating degree days, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
That places Laos 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heating Degree Days, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per person | +52.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | -24.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | -47.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per person | +174.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | -43.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | +94.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | -36.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -31.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | -22.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +33.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +39.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -37.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -29.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +87.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +84.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -45.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +144.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +68.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -35.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +132.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -61.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +89.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -32.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -36.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +64.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -32.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 20.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 1035.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More environment data for Laos
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.086 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.93 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9142 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heating degree days, per capita in Laos?
- Heating degree days, per capita in Laos was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest heating degree days, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for heating degree days, per capita?
- Laos ranks 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heating degree days, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Heating Degree Days, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Heating Degree Days divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Heating Degree Days ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Heating Degree Days World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Heating Degree Days divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.