Co2 land use per capita in Laos
Laos: Co2 land use per capita was 2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.5
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
24th
of 194 countries
All-time high
34.37
in 1959
All-time low
2.43
in 1869
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Laos, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Laos stood at 2.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Laos peaked at 34.37 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.43, in 1869.
Laos ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 7.27 | — |
| 1851 | 6.18 | -15.0% |
| 1852 | 5 | -19.1% |
| 1853 | 3.84 | -23.3% |
| 1854 | 5.84 | +52.0% |
| 1855 | 3.9 | -33.2% |
| 1856 | 3.4 | -12.8% |
| 1857 | 3.06 | -9.9% |
| 1858 | 3.88 | +26.7% |
| 1859 | 3.16 | -18.6% |
| 1860 | 2.67 | -15.7% |
| 1861 | 3.26 | +22.2% |
| 1862 | 2.78 | -14.6% |
| 1863 | 2.78 | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 2.85 | +2.6% |
| 1865 | 3.1 | +8.8% |
| 1866 | 2.98 | -3.9% |
| 1867 | 2.48 | -16.8% |
| 1868 | 2.46 | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 2.43 | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 3.4 | +40.1% |
| 1871 | 3.93 | +15.6% |
| 1872 | 4.71 | +19.8% |
| 1873 | 4.78 | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 4.35 | -8.9% |
| 1875 | 4.38 | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 4.48 | +2.1% |
| 1877 | 3.77 | -15.8% |
| 1878 | 4.47 | +18.5% |
| 1879 | 4.46 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 4.68 | +4.9% |
| 1881 | 5.21 | +11.2% |
| 1882 | 6.88 | +32.2% |
| 1883 | 5.82 | -15.4% |
| 1884 | 6.24 | +7.2% |
| 1885 | 8.44 | +35.3% |
| 1886 | 7.24 | -14.3% |
| 1887 | 6.8 | -6.1% |
| 1888 | 6.89 | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 6.35 | -7.8% |
| 1890 | 6.95 | +9.4% |
| 1891 | 6.03 | -13.2% |
| 1892 | 5.72 | -5.2% |
| 1893 | 5.67 | -0.9% |
| 1894 | 5.27 | -7.0% |
| 1895 | 5.12 | -2.9% |
| 1896 | 5.64 | +10.3% |
| 1897 | 5.6 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 6.48 | +15.7% |
| 1899 | 5.55 | -14.4% |
| 1900 | 4.28 | -22.8% |
| 1901 | 3.8 | -11.3% |
| 1902 | 3.04 | -20.0% |
| 1903 | 2.84 | -6.4% |
| 1904 | 2.53 | -11.0% |
| 1905 | 3.15 | +24.5% |
| 1906 | 2.94 | -6.6% |
| 1907 | 2.98 | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 2.98 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 2.95 | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 2.97 | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 3.11 | +4.6% |
| 1912 | 3.55 | +14.2% |
| 1913 | 4.5 | +26.9% |
| 1914 | 4.82 | +7.1% |
| 1915 | 4.29 | -10.9% |
| 1916 | 4.61 | +7.3% |
| 1917 | 4.25 | -7.7% |
| 1918 | 5.48 | +28.8% |
| 1919 | 5 | -8.7% |
| 1920 | 5.37 | +7.5% |
| 1921 | 8.63 | +60.6% |
| 1922 | 10.31 | +19.4% |
| 1923 | 12.1 | +17.4% |
| 1924 | 10.67 | -11.8% |
| 1925 | 11.43 | +7.1% |
| 1926 | 14.47 | +26.6% |
| 1927 | 15.88 | +9.7% |
| 1928 | 14.43 | -9.1% |
| 1929 | 14.42 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 17.31 | +20.0% |
| 1931 | 21.46 | +24.0% |
| 1932 | 22.32 | +4.0% |
| 1933 | 22.37 | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 22.27 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 24.15 | +8.4% |
| 1936 | 24.22 | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 24.33 | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 23.31 | -4.2% |
| 1939 | 22.06 | -5.4% |
| 1940 | 17.82 | -19.2% |
| 1941 | 19.09 | +7.2% |
| 1942 | 16.75 | -12.3% |
| 1943 | 16.42 | -1.9% |
| 1944 | 16.04 | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 14.62 | -8.9% |
| 1946 | 13.47 | -7.8% |
| 1947 | 12.44 | -7.7% |
| 1948 | 12.43 | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 9.45 | -24.0% |
| 1950 | 10.87 | +15.1% |
| 1951 | 12.46 | +14.7% |
| 1952 | 11.17 | -10.3% |
| 1953 | 12.88 | +15.3% |
| 1954 | 13.31 | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 16.09 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | 17.54 | +9.0% |
| 1957 | 16.23 | -7.4% |
| 1958 | 16.87 | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 34.37 | +103.7% |
| 1960 | 21.09 | -38.6% |
| 1961 | 14.35 | -32.0% |
| 1962 | 11.39 | -20.6% |
| 1963 | 9.33 | -18.1% |
| 1964 | 8.17 | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 8.34 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 7.42 | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 7.56 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 6.99 | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 7.02 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 6.69 | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 8.55 | +27.9% |
| 1972 | 8.89 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 9.91 | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 9.32 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 9.19 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 8.2 | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 8.18 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 7.39 | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 6.35 | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 5.96 | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 5.99 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.45 | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 5.53 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.48 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.37 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 5.07 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 5.38 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 4.94 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 4.68 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 4.43 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 4.13 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 3.89 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8 | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 4.62 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 4.65 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.19 | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 5.3 | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 5.57 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 6.5 | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 8.98 | +38.1% |
| 2001 | 8.63 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 8.98 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.54 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 10.64 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 11.26 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 9.79 | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 11.16 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 11.78 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 12.73 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 10.05 | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 9.77 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.79 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 11.66 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 11.74 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.7 | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 6.2 | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 5.01 | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4 | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 3.01 | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 4.21 | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 3.21 | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 2.79 | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5 | -10.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182, 7.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 6.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +103.7% | 16.87 | 34.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.55 | 3.06 | 7.27 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.78 | 2.43 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.27 | 3.4 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.46 | 4.68 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.8 | 5.12 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.15 | 2.53 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.26 | 2.97 | 5.48 | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.77 | 5.37 | 15.88 | 10 |
| 1930s | 22.38 | 17.31 | 24.33 | 10 |
| 1940s | 14.85 | 9.45 | 19.09 | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.18 | 10.87 | 34.37 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.17 | 6.99 | 21.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.27 | 6.35 | 9.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.39 | 4.68 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.01 | 3.89 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.35 | 8.63 | 12.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 | 3.4 | 11.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 | 2.5 | 4.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 21 Russia 2.66 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 2.64 compare
- 23 New Zealand 2.63 compare
- 25 Cambodia 2.46 compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 2.25 compare
- 27 Paraguay 2.2 compare
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 co2 land use per capita in Laos?
- Co2 land use per capita in Laos was 2.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 34.37 in 1959.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 in 1869.
- How does Laos rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Laos ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. 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 Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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