emissions of air pollutants in Laos
Laos: emissions of air pollutants was 406,508 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
406,508 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
93rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
443,543 tonnes
in 2016
All-time low
16,437 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Laos, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Laos is 406,508 tonnes, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Laos peaked at 443,543 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16,437 tonnes, in 1750.
Laos ranks 93rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 16,437 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 16,466 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 16,494 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 16,523 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 16,552 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 16,580 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 16,609 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 16,637 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 16,666 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 16,694 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 16,723 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 16,752 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 16,780 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 16,809 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 16,838 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 16,867 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 16,896 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 16,925 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 16,954 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 16,982 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 17,011 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 17,040 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 17,070 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 17,099 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 17,128 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 17,157 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 17,186 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 17,215 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 17,244 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 17,274 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 17,303 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 17,332 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 17,362 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 17,391 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 17,420 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 17,450 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 17,479 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 17,509 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 17,538 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 17,568 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 17,597 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 17,627 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 17,656 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 17,686 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 17,716 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 17,745 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 17,775 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 17,805 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 17,834 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 17,864 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 17,893 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 17,923 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 17,953 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 17,983 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 18,013 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 18,043 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 18,073 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 18,103 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 18,132 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 18,162 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 18,192 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 18,222 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 18,252 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 18,282 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 18,312 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 18,342 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 18,372 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 18,402 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 18,432 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 18,462 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 18,492 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 18,588 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 18,684 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 18,780 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 18,875 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 18,971 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 19,066 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 19,162 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 19,257 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 19,353 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 19,448 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 19,659 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1832 | 19,871 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1833 | 20,082 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1834 | 20,293 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1835 | 20,504 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 20,715 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 20,926 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 21,136 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 21,347 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 21,558 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1841 | 21,792 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1842 | 22,025 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 22,259 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1844 | 22,492 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1845 | 22,726 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1846 | 22,959 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1847 | 23,192 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1848 | 23,425 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1849 | 23,658 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 23,891 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 24,166 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 24,444 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 24,725 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 25,010 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 25,298 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 25,589 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 25,883 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1858 | 26,181 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1859 | 26,483 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 26,787 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 27,096 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 27,408 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 27,723 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 28,042 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 28,365 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 28,691 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 29,022 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 29,356 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 29,694 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 28,413 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1871 | 57,763 tonnes | +103.3% |
| 1872 | 59,103 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1873 | 60,448 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1874 | 61,797 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 63,152 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 64,514 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 65,881 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1878 | 67,254 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 68,633 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 70,017 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1881 | 70,882 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 71,753 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 72,629 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 73,512 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 74,402 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 75,298 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 76,205 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 77,115 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 78,031 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 78,955 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 79,929 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 80,910 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 81,899 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 82,894 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 83,898 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 84,909 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 85,928 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 86,954 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 87,988 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 89,030 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 90,114 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 91,210 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 92,316 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 93,432 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 94,556 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 95,687 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 96,827 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 97,976 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 99,136 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 100,305 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1911 | 101,282 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 102,270 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 103,268 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 103,972 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 104,681 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 105,393 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 106,110 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 106,830 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 107,545 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 108,263 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 107,297 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 106,318 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 105,325 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 104,318 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 103,298 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 102,265 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 101,219 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 100,159 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 99,071 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 97,968 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 96,878 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 95,773 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1933 | 94,655 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 93,522 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 92,375 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 91,213 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 90,038 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 88,848 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1939 | 87,644 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 86,426 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1941 | 85,204 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 83,967 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 82,716 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 81,449 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 80,168 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1946 | 78,872 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 77,561 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 76,236 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1949 | 74,896 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 73,542 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1951 | 75,809 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 77,986 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 80,073 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 82,061 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 84,417 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 86,775 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 88,419 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 90,168 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 91,534 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 92,694 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 94,096 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 95,081 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 95,744 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 96,286 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 96,250 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 94,251 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 92,599 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 87,665 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 86,410 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 86,099 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 86,467 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 88,806 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 89,828 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 89,117 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 90,420 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 92,192 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 93,995 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 96,464 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 99,022 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 101,192 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 102,811 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 105,003 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 107,820 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 110,029 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 119,665 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 123,769 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 127,412 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 129,964 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 131,666 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 227,241 tonnes | +72.6% |
| 1991 | 226,861 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 225,193 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 222,822 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 221,472 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 211,524 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 212,647 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 214,137 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 215,569 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 216,758 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 343,694 tonnes | +58.6% |
| 2001 | 355,880 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 370,338 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 384,227 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 397,782 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 410,626 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 411,109 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 415,346 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 413,480 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 400,728 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 390,993 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 398,156 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 388,683 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 416,162 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 428,025 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 435,559 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 443,543 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 441,687 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 434,495 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 416,221 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 411,686 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 408,940 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 406,508 tonnes | -0.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 406,508 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 486,552 tonnes, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 406,508 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 179,591 tonnes, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | +103.3% | 28,413 tonnes | 57,763 tonnes |
| 1990 | +72.6% | 131,666 tonnes | 227,241 tonnes |
| 2000 | +58.6% | 216,758 tonnes | 343,694 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 16,566 tonnes | 16,437 tonnes | 16,694 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 16,853 tonnes | 16,723 tonnes | 16,982 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 17,143 tonnes | 17,011 tonnes | 17,274 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 17,435 tonnes | 17,303 tonnes | 17,568 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 17,730 tonnes | 17,597 tonnes | 17,864 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 18,028 tonnes | 17,893 tonnes | 18,162 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 18,327 tonnes | 18,192 tonnes | 18,462 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 18,923 tonnes | 18,492 tonnes | 19,353 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 20,398 tonnes | 19,448 tonnes | 21,347 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 22,608 tonnes | 21,558 tonnes | 23,658 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 25,167 tonnes | 23,891 tonnes | 26,483 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 28,218 tonnes | 26,787 tonnes | 29,694 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 59,696 tonnes | 28,413 tonnes | 68,633 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 73,984 tonnes | 70,017 tonnes | 78,031 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 83,427 tonnes | 78,955 tonnes | 87,988 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 94,028 tonnes | 89,030 tonnes | 99,136 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 104,166 tonnes | 100,305 tonnes | 107,545 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 103,753 tonnes | 99,071 tonnes | 108,263 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 92,891 tonnes | 87,644 tonnes | 97,968 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 80,750 tonnes | 74,896 tonnes | 86,426 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 83,078 tonnes | 73,542 tonnes | 91,534 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 93,108 tonnes | 86,410 tonnes | 96,286 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 91,241 tonnes | 86,099 tonnes | 99,022 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 115,933 tonnes | 101,192 tonnes | 131,666 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,422 tonnes | 211,524 tonnes | 227,241 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 390,321 tonnes | 343,694 tonnes | 415,346 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 419,352 tonnes | 388,683 tonnes | 443,543 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 409,045 tonnes | 406,508 tonnes | 411,686 tonnes | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants in Laos?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Laos was 406,508 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 443,543 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,437 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Laos rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Laos ranks 93rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.