Consumption based carbon intensity in Laos
Laos: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.1531 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption based carbon intensity in Laos, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Laos stood at 0.1531.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.6% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Laos peaked at 0.3183 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0839, in 2011.
Laos ranks 106th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1361 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1391 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1392 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.134 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1355 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1384 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1278 | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1247 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1209 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1043 | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2457 | +135.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2355 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2399 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1504 | -37.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1615 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1543 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1978 | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1753 | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1921 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2086 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0963 | -53.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0839 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0867 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1058 | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1035 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2022 | +95.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1861 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3183 | +71.0% |
| 2018 | 0.298 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2726 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2773 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2378 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1531 | -35.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1531 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262, 68% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1531 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2843, 54% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption based carbon intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +135.5% | 0.1043 | 0.2457 |
| 2015 | +95.4% | 0.1035 | 0.2022 |
| 2017 | +71.0% | 0.1861 | 0.3183 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.13 | 0.1043 | 0.1392 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1961 | 0.1504 | 0.2457 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1753 | 0.0839 | 0.3183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2227 | 0.1531 | 0.2773 | 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 consumption based carbon intensity in Laos?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Laos was 0.1531 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3183 in 2017.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0839 in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Laos ranks 106th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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