Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Laos
Laos: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.39 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Laos, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Laos is 0.39, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 277.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Laos peaked at 0.4012 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0296, in 1990.
Laos ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0296 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0347 | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0362 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.036 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0367 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0337 | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0369 | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0381 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0394 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0355 | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0594 | +67.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0618 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0655 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0641 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0632 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0611 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0738 | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0725 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0786 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0915 | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0945 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0924 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0912 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0999 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1032 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1958 | +89.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3252 | +66.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3689 | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3584 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3314 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3309 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3955 | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3885 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4012 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.39 | -2.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1448, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.39 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1652, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +89.7% | 0.1032 | 0.1958 |
| 2000 | +67.1% | 0.0355 | 0.0594 |
| 2016 | +66.1% | 0.1958 | 0.3252 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0357 | 0.0296 | 0.0394 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0691 | 0.0594 | 0.0915 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2061 | 0.0912 | 0.3689 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3812 | 0.3309 | 0.4012 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More climate change data for Laos
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,980 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 303.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 581.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,224 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 79.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Laos?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Laos was 0.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4012 in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Laos ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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