+3.0 °C
Temperature
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +2.1 °C → +3.0 °C
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +1.6 °C → +2.0 °C
Hottest month +3.7 °C by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
Laos Climate risk profile and hazard map
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Income
- Lower middle income
- ISO
- LAO
Laos: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure.
Live events
Hourly disaster feed, shown alongside the standing risk below. Open the live mapHow risky is Laos, overall?
The composite and its five dimensions. Higher means more risk.
Medium 52 / 100
5y
- 59 Climate Medium
- 30 Nature +1.9 Low
- 32 Social Low
- 73 Governance High
- 66 Adaptation -1.6 High
Which hazards threaten Laos most?
Physical hazard intensity. INFORM Risk Index, 0 to 10.
- 8.2FloodCritical
- 6.2DRR capacityHigh
Laos in global context
Risk-ranked against its cohorts. Click any country to open its page.
7
South-Eastern Asia
#7 of 11 · median 5233
Asia
#33 of 48 · median 4733
Lower middle income
#33 of 53 · median 49Put two countries head to head
Compare with any neighbour on all risks and their 5-year trajectory.
Laos: outlook from 2050 to 2100
Projected physical change under a moderate (SSP2-4.5) and a high (SSP5-8.5) emissions pathway.
By 2080 under a high-emissions pathway, Laos is projected to warm +3.0 °C, with annual rainfall changing +80 mm.
+80 mm
Precipitation
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +21 mm → +80 mm
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +24 mm → +53 mm
Driest month 0 mm by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
5.4%
Water stress
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 1.2% → 5.4%
- Current path SSP3-7.0
- 10% → 10%
Share of land under high or extreme water stress; 1.2% today.
5.4%
River flooding
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 4.8% → 5.4%
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- 4.1% → 5.5%
Land exposed to a 100-year river flood; 4.1% today.
Sea level
Landlocked, not applicable.
Projections from public CMIP6 (WorldClim 2.1, 5-model median, against a 1970-2000 baseline), WRI Aqueduct 4.0 and IPCC AR6 data. Monthly and bioclimatic aggregates, not daily-threshold indices. Forward-looking estimates, not a re-scored site risk.
Indicator panel
Every source-level indicator behind the dimensions above. Sort by score, value, or name.
Access to Clean Fuels | 10.2 % population | 89.8 |
Flood Risk | 8.20 0-10 | 82.0 |
Fossil Fuel Consumption | 74.9 % of total | 73.9 |
Energy Imports | -49.0 % of energy use | 64.9 |
Land Surface Temperature | 25.7 deg C change | 61.6 |
Cooling Degree Days | 3723 degree days | 51.0 |
Drought Index (SPEI) | -0.27 index | 50.5 |
Renewable Energy Share | 49.2 % of total energy | 48.9 |
Renewable Electricity Share | 63.3 % of total | 36.7 |
Energy Intensity | 4.51 MJ/$2017 PPP GDP | 27.6 |
Coal Electricity Share | 23.9 % of total | 24.8 |
PM2.5 Air Pollution | 22.3 ug/m3 | 21.7 |
N2O Emissions Per Capita | 0.43 kt CO2e per capita | 10.0 |
CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 2.61 metric tons | 8.2 |
Heat Index | 10.8 index | 7.9 |
Energy Use Per Capita | 815 kg oil eq per capita | 4.5 |
Heating Degree Days | 136 degree days | 0.9 |
Dependency Ratio | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Ecological Footprint | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Environmental Treaties Engagement | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Disaster Preparedness | 0.97 0-1 | 97.5 |
Health Expenditure Per Capita | 0.95 0-1 | 95.4 |
Projected Cereal Yield Change | 0.95 0-1 | 94.6 |
Agricultural Capacity | 0.90 0-1 | 90.1 |
Paved Roads | 0.87 0-1 | 87.0 |
Access to Reliable Drinking Water | 0.83 0-1 | 83.3 |
Protected Areas | 19.0 % of land | 80.8 |
Projected Vector Disease Change | 0.75 0-1 | 75.0 |
Quality of Trade Infrastructure | 0.69 0-1 | 69.2 |
Protected Biome Areas | 0.67 0-1 | 66.9 |
Rural Population | 0.67 0-1 | 66.6 |
Projected Warm Period Change | 0.65 0-1 | 64.8 |
Dam Capacity | 0.65 0-1 | 64.5 |
Food Production Index | 115 index | 58.9 |
Age Dependency Ratio | 0.52 0-1 | 51.5 |
Projected Biome Distribution Change | 0.47 0-1 | 47.1 |
Agriculture GDP Share | 16.1 % of GDP | 44.9 |
Child Malnutrition | 0.44 0-1 | 44.2 |
Water Dependency Ratio | 0.43 0-1 | 42.9 |
Projected Annual Runoff Change | 0.40 0-1 | 40.0 |
Access to Improved Sanitation | 0.39 0-1 | 39.3 |
Freshwater Withdrawal | 3.86 % of internal resources | 35.5 |
Urban Concentration | 0.33 0-1 | 33.4 |
Projected Population Change | 0.31 0-1 | 30.9 |
Earthquake Risk | 2.80 0-10 | 28.0 |
Projected Groundwater Change | 0.27 0-1 | 27.4 |
Food Import Dependency | 0.25 0-1 | 25.3 |
Forest Area | 71.6 % of land | 24.2 |
Threatened Mammal Species | 45.0 count | 23.6 |
Slum Population | 0.22 0-1 | 22.0 |
Water Bodies Extent | 80.0 % of land | 20.0 |
Natural Capital Dependency | 0.18 0-1 | 18.5 |
Agricultural Land | 9.75 % of land | 11.1 |
Forest Depletion | 1.59 % of GNI | 9.1 |
Projected Climate-Related Deaths | 0.09 0-1 | 9.1 |
Natural Resource Depletion | 3.44 % of GNI | 6.0 |
Tree Cover Loss | 317575 hectares | 4.9 |
Projected Flood Hazard Change | 0.05 0-1 | 4.9 |
Electricity Access | 0.04 0-1 | 3.5 |
Freshwater Withdrawal Rate | 0.03 0-1 | 3.3 |
Water Stress | 4.79 % | 0.1 |
Tsunami Risk | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Projected Marine Biodiversity Loss | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Energy Import Dependency | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Population Below 5m | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Hospital Beds | 1.31 per 1,000 | 92.3 |
Safe Drinking Water | 17.9 % population | 87.5 |
Development and Deprivation | 6.50 0-10 | 65.0 |
Education Expenditure | 9.80 % of govt | 62.2 |
Net Migration | -10003 persons | 54.7 |
Life Expectancy | 69.0 years | 54.6 |
Recent Shocks | 5.10 0-10 | 51.0 |
School Gender Parity | 0.96 ratio | 50.3 |
Gini Coefficient | 38.8 0-100 | 48.5 |
GDP Growth | 3.75 % annual | 47.5 |
Income Share Bottom 20% | 7.00 % | 45.1 |
ESG Performance Score | 2.03 0-100 | 43.3 |
Primary School Enrollment | 96.8 % gross | 42.7 |
Internet Users | 63.6 % population | 40.9 |
Sanitation Access | 61.1 % population | 40.0 |
Children Under 5 | 3.90 0-10 | 39.0 |
Communicable Disease Deaths | 25.6 % | 38.1 |
Food Security | 3.60 0-10 | 36.0 |
Under-5 Mortality Rate | 39.0 per 1,000 | 33.2 |
Fertility Rate | 2.42 births per woman | 31.4 |
Labor Participation | 68.4 % (15+) | 31.2 |
Poverty Rate (National) | 18.3 % population | 27.6 |
Overweight Adults | 31.0 % adults | 25.3 |
Aid Dependency | 2.20 0-10 | 22.0 |
Gender Labor Ratio | 86.9 ratio F/M | 18.1 |
Adult Literacy Rate | 87.5 % | 17.2 |
Health Conditions | 1.40 0-10 | 14.0 |
Aging Population | 4.54 % population | 8.5 |
Undernourishment | 5.40 % population | 5.9 |
Access to Electricity | 96.5 % population | 3.7 |
Unemployment Rate | 1.19 % | 3.0 |
Shared Prosperity Growth | 3.07 % annual | 0.9 |
Population Density | 32.8 people/km2 | 0.2 |
Uprooted People | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Patent Applications | 1.00 count | 100.0 |
Scientific Articles | 83.9 count | 100.0 |
Voice and Accountability | -1.63 -2.5 to +2.5 | 82.6 |
Control of Corruption | -0.97 -2.5 to +2.5 | 69.5 |
Regulatory Quality | -0.93 -2.5 to +2.5 | 68.6 |
Rule of Law | -0.83 -2.5 to +2.5 | 66.7 |
Healthcare Access | 6.50 0-10 | 65.0 |
INFORM Governance Index | 6.50 0-10 | 65.0 |
Women in Parliament | 22.0 % seats | 64.2 |
Government Effectiveness | -0.64 -2.5 to +2.5 | 62.9 |
Disaster Risk Reduction | 6.20 0-10 | 62.0 |
Legal Rights Strength | 6.00 0-12 | 50.0 |
Communication Infrastructure | 3.90 0-10 | 39.0 |
Physical Infrastructure | 3.70 0-10 | 37.0 |
Political Stability | 0.81 -2.5 to +2.5 | 33.7 |
Innovation (Readiness) | 0.00 0-1 | 99.9 |
Education (Readiness) | 0.09 0-1 | 91.2 |
Control of Corruption (Readiness) | 0.20 0-1 | 79.9 |
Rule of Law (Readiness) | 0.32 0-1 | 67.9 |
Doing Business Score | 0.34 0-1 | 66.4 |
Regulatory Quality (Readiness) | 0.35 0-1 | 65.5 |
ICT Infrastructure | 0.45 0-1 | 54.9 |
Social Inequality (Readiness) | 0.57 0-1 | 43.3 |
Political Stability (Readiness) | 0.71 0-1 | 29.0 |
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Common questions
Answer-first, drawn from the same data above.
How risky is Laos?
Laos: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure. Its overall risk score is 52 out of 100 (medium), blended from World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.
What drives Laos's risk?
Laos's highest pressures are governance (73, high) and adaptation (66). Its strongest area is nature (30).
How might Laos's climate change by 2080?
Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), about 35% of Laos's land shifts toward a warmer climate zone by 2080, lifting its climate-hazard pressure index from 76 to 76 out of 100. This Koppen-based outlook is a separate, forward-looking measure from the historical ND-GAIN scores.
How much will Laos warm by 2080?
Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), Laos is on track to warm by +3.0 °C by 2080, with annual precipitation changing by +80 mm; under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5) the warming is about +2.0 °C. Based on CMIP6 multi-model projections against a 1970-2000 baseline.
How will water stress change in Laos?
The share of Laos under high water stress is projected to move from 1.2% today to 5.4% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct projections.
How will river-flood exposure change in Laos?
The share of Laos exposed to river flooding is projected to move from 4.1% today to 5.4% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct riverine-flood projections.
When was Laos's risk data last updated?
Updated September 2026, drawing on World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.