Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Laos
Laos: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 1.93 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Laos, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Laos is 1.93 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 73.7% on the previous year and up 263.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Laos peaked at 1.99 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1967 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Laos ranks 88th of 120 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.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1967 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2055 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2127 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2126 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2282 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.245 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2381 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.245 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2441 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2238 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5522 tonnes per person | +146.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5546 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5932 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3918 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4469 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4524 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5698 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.592 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6938 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8039 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3982 tonnes per person | -50.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3721 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4091 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5315 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5516 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +107.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +79.9% |
| 2018 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.85 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 2023 | 1.93 tonnes per person | +73.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.93 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.93 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.08 tonnes per person, 24% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita consumption-based 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +146.8% | 0.2238 tonnes per person | 0.5522 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | +107.1% | 0.5516 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | +79.9% | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person |
| 2023 | +73.7% | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2252 tonnes per person | 0.1967 tonnes per person | 0.245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5651 tonnes per person | 0.3918 tonnes per person | 0.8039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.3721 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Laos?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Laos was 1.93 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1967 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Laos ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.