Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Laos
Laos: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 3.17 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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
Laos recorded 3.17 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Laos peaked at 3.26 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5489 Mt CO2e, in 1976.
That places Laos 92nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.6032 Mt CO2e | 0.5489 Mt CO2e | 0.654 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.939 Mt CO2e | 0.7337 Mt CO2e | 1.05 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 Mt CO2e | 1.12 Mt CO2e | 1.49 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 Mt CO2e | 1.39 Mt CO2e | 1.98 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 Mt CO2e | 1.92 Mt CO2e | 2.68 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 Mt CO2e | 2.76 Mt CO2e | 3.26 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.5411 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0081 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4771 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Laos?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Laos was 3.17 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5489 Mt CO2e in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Laos ranks 92nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 (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 nitrous oxide (N2O), 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).