Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Laos
Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 339.68 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 339.68 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Laos peaked at 339.68 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 116.54 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Laos ranks 77th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 116.54 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 128.34 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1962 | 136.89 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 143.2 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 148.25 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 153.34 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 157.39 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 161.5 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 164.83 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 168.15 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 171.1 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 175.74 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 180.6 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 186.36 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 191.4 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 196.49 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 200.95 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 205.73 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 209.77 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 212.51 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 214.38 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 215.69 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 215.98 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 216.01 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 215.79 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 215.32 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 214.47 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 213.9 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 212.85 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 211.57 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 210.18 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 208.6 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 206.92 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 206.31 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 205.74 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 205.5 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 207.1 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 208.29 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 210.19 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 213.21 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 218.81 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 224.06 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 229.68 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 235.92 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 243.38 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 251.22 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 257.36 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 264.86 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 273 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 282.1 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 288.5 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 294.6 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 301.73 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 309.81 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 317.97 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 323.42 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 326.97 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 329.68 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 331.98 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 332.89 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 333.45 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 335.82 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 337.32 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 338.6 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 339.68 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 339.68 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 110.76 tonnes per person, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 339.68 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 260.12 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147.84 tonnes per person | 116.54 tonnes per person | 168.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 193.06 tonnes per person | 171.1 tonnes per person | 212.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 214.6 tonnes per person | 211.57 tonnes per person | 216.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 208.2 tonnes per person | 205.5 tonnes per person | 213.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 248.04 tonnes per person | 218.81 tonnes per person | 282.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 315.75 tonnes per person | 288.5 tonnes per person | 332.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 336.97 tonnes per person | 333.45 tonnes per person | 339.68 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Laos?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Laos was 339.68 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 339.68 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.54 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Laos ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.