Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Laos
Laos: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.5411 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 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 0.5411 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Laos peaked at 0.5411 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1524 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
Laos ranks 67th of 197 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.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1538 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.1524 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1536 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1548 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1572 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1602 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1668 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1678 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1732 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1731 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1764 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.175 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1767 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1822 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1801 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1887 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1922 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1974 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2034 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2029 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3613 Mt CO2e | +78.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3652 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3663 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.368 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.368 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4339 Mt CO2e | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4368 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4401 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4409 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4412 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3883 Mt CO2e | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3975 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4068 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4165 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4267 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.437 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4472 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.484 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5215 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5092 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4967 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4842 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4714 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4613 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4668 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4722 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4678 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4694 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4646 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4603 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4587 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4541 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.45 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5411 Mt CO2e | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5411 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.5411 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4592 Mt CO2e, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.5411 Mt CO2e is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0205 Mt CO2e, 26.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +78.1% | 0.2029 Mt CO2e | 0.3613 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1613 Mt CO2e | 0.1524 Mt CO2e | 0.1732 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1875 Mt CO2e | 0.175 Mt CO2e | 0.2034 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4022 Mt CO2e | 0.3613 Mt CO2e | 0.4412 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4435 Mt CO2e | 0.3883 Mt CO2e | 0.5215 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4715 Mt CO2e | 0.4603 Mt CO2e | 0.4967 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.489 Mt CO2e | 0.45 Mt CO2e | 0.5411 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Laos?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Laos was 0.5411 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 from building (energy) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5411 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1524 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Laos ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 from Building (Energy) (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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).