Temperature change in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Temperature change was 0.825 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.825 °C.
The figure is down 60.7% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 2.1 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.568 °C, in 1976.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 20th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature change in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.094 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.223 °C | -337.2% |
| 1963 | -0.382 °C | +71.3% |
| 1964 | -0.051 °C | -86.6% |
| 1965 | -0.168 °C | +229.4% |
| 1966 | 0.466 °C | -377.4% |
| 1967 | -0.107 °C | -123.0% |
| 1968 | -0.125 °C | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 0.509 °C | -507.2% |
| 1970 | -0.042 °C | -108.3% |
| 1971 | -0.506 °C | +1104.8% |
| 1972 | -0.03 °C | -94.1% |
| 1973 | 0.477 °C | -1690.0% |
| 1974 | -0.423 °C | -188.7% |
| 1975 | 0.215 °C | -150.8% |
| 1976 | -0.568 °C | -364.2% |
| 1977 | -0.071 °C | -87.5% |
| 1978 | 0.086 °C | -221.1% |
| 1979 | 0.418 °C | +386.0% |
| 1980 | 0.397 °C | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.363 °C | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.098 °C | -73.0% |
| 1983 | 0.192 °C | +95.9% |
| 1984 | -0.005 °C | -102.6% |
| 1985 | 0.177 °C | -3640.0% |
| 1986 | -0.053 °C | -129.9% |
| 1987 | 0.873 °C | -1747.2% |
| 1988 | 0.246 °C | -71.8% |
| 1989 | 0.176 °C | -28.5% |
| 1990 | 0.376 °C | +113.6% |
| 1991 | 0.637 °C | +69.4% |
| 1992 | 0.135 °C | -78.8% |
| 1993 | 0.248 °C | +83.7% |
| 1994 | 0.337 °C | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 0.554 °C | +64.4% |
| 1996 | 0.082 °C | -85.2% |
| 1997 | 0.253 °C | +208.5% |
| 1998 | 1.32 °C | +420.2% |
| 1999 | 0.58 °C | -55.9% |
| 2000 | -0.011 °C | -101.9% |
| 2001 | 0.61 °C | -5645.5% |
| 2002 | 0.578 °C | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.922 °C | +59.5% |
| 2004 | 0.335 °C | -63.7% |
| 2005 | 0.816 °C | +143.6% |
| 2006 | 0.784 °C | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.497 °C | -36.6% |
| 2008 | 0.199 °C | -60.0% |
| 2009 | 0.558 °C | +180.4% |
| 2010 | 1.26 °C | +126.2% |
| 2011 | 0.041 °C | -96.8% |
| 2012 | 0.886 °C | +2061.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 °C | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.67 °C | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 1.32 °C | +96.9% |
| 2016 | 1.35 °C | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.14 °C | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.854 °C | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 2.08 °C | +144.1% |
| 2020 | 1.62 °C | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 1.16 °C | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.981 °C | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 1.58 °C | +61.2% |
| 2024 | 2.1 °C | +32.7% |
| 2025 | 0.825 °C | -60.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +5645.5% | -0.011 °C | 0.61 °C |
| 1985 | +3640.0% | -0.005 °C | 0.177 °C |
| 2012 | +2061.0% | 0.041 °C | 0.886 °C |
| 1987 | +1747.2% | -0.053 °C | 0.873 °C |
| 1973 | +1690.0% | -0.03 °C | 0.477 °C |
| 1971 | -1104.8% | -0.042 °C | -0.506 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 °C | -0.382 °C | 0.509 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0444 °C | -0.568 °C | 0.477 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2464 °C | -0.053 °C | 0.873 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4518 °C | 0.082 °C | 1.32 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5288 °C | -0.011 °C | 0.922 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 °C | 0.041 °C | 2.08 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 °C | 0.825 °C | 2.1 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 17 Switzerland 2.33 °C compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.973 °C compare
- 18 Tajikistan 2.32 °C compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.894 °C compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 1.51 °C compare
- 19 France 2.31 °C compare
- 19 Melanesia 0.857 °C compare
- 20 Spain 2.3 °C compare
- 21 Gibraltar 2.29 °C compare
- 21 Viet Nam 0.817 °C compare
- 22 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.644 °C compare
- 22 Denmark 2.29 °C compare
- 23 Liechtenstein 2.28 °C compare
More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.92 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Temperature change in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.825 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.568 °C in 1976.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for temperature change?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 20th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temperature change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Temperature change on land domain disseminates statistics of mean surface temperature change by country, with annual updates. Statistics are available for monthly, seasonal and annual mean temperature anomalies, i.e., temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology, corresponding to the period 1951–1980. The standard deviation of the temperature change of the baseline methodology is also available. Data are based on the publicly available GISTEMP data, the Global Surface Temperature Change data distributed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA-GISS).