Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Laos
Laos: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Laos, 1955–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 279.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.4464 kilograms per international-$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 kilograms per international-$, in 1955.
That places Laos 21st out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0167 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0445 kilograms per international-$ | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.0887 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0453 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1443 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2364 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0368 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0538 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0797 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0738 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0851 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0883 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0777 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1109 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2476 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4464 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.395 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4149 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 18 Oman 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 19 China 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 20 Iraq 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 22 Jamaica 0.395 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 23 Vietnam 0.387 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 24 Barbados 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Laos
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.87 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Urban population 3.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 40.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 243.01 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Laos?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Laos was 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4464 kilograms per international-$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 kilograms per international-$ in 1955.
- How does Laos rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Laos ranks 21st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 279.2%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).