Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Laos
Laos: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Laos, 1956–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Laos stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 85.9% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Laos peaked at 128.6% in 1956 and was at its lowest, -47.1%, in 1968.
Laos ranks 139th of 215 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.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 128.6% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1958 | 25.0% | — |
| 1959 | 5.0% | -80.0% |
| 1960 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 1961 | 40.9% | +759.1% |
| 1962 | 16.1% | -60.6% |
| 1963 | 11.1% | -31.1% |
| 1964 | 17.5% | +57.5% |
| 1965 | 4.3% | -75.7% |
| 1966 | 30.6% | +619.4% |
| 1967 | 35.9% | +17.4% |
| 1968 | -47.1% | -231.1% |
| 1969 | 89.1% | -289.1% |
| 1970 | 79.3% | -11.0% |
| 1971 | -26.3% | -133.1% |
| 1972 | 15.7% | -159.6% |
| 1973 | 6.0% | -61.6% |
| 1974 | -43.3% | -819.2% |
| 1975 | -13.8% | -68.2% |
| 1976 | -11.6% | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | -128.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1979 | -3.2% | — |
| 1980 | -16.4% | +416.4% |
| 1981 | -19.6% | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | -124.9% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | +186.0% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -85.4% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +488.0% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -85.1% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | — |
| 1990 | 122.2% | +1317.8% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -94.7% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +33.4% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -71.1% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +54.1% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +67.4% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +92.5% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -57.9% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +334.3% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -53.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +639.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -85.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +261.0% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +56.2% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -50.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -74.4% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +133.8% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +249.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -83.2% |
| 2015 | 109.6% | +2390.1% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -75.1% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -77.8% |
| 2019 | -10.5% | -339.6% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -97.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -7770.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -83.2% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +118.7% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -85.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 22% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +7770.2% | -0.3% | 19.4% |
| 2015 | +2390.1% | 4.4% | 109.6% |
| 1990 | +1317.8% | 8.6% | 122.2% |
| 1974 | -819.2% | 6.0% | -43.3% |
| 1961 | +759.1% | 4.8% | 40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.6% | 0.0% | 128.6% | 4 |
| 1960s | 20.3% | -47.1% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | -43.3% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | -19.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 2.5% | 122.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 4.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | -10.5% | 109.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | -0.3% | 19.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Laos?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Laos was 1.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 128.6% in 1956.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.1% in 1968.
- How does Laos rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Laos ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.