emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Laos
Laos: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0538 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Laos, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Laos stood at 0.0538 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.07 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 tonnes per person, in 1976.
That places Laos 77th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0428 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.032 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0314 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +67.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0476 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0461 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | +55.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.066 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0674 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0688 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0689 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0686 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0642 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0617 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.062 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0639 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.064 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0642 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.056 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0549 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0538 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0538 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0538 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +67.7% | 0.0314 tonnes per person | 0.0527 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +55.9% | 0.0406 tonnes per person | 0.0633 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0398 tonnes per person | 0.0331 tonnes per person | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | 0.0322 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0455 tonnes per person | 0.0406 tonnes per person | 0.0527 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0669 tonnes per person | 0.0633 tonnes per person | 0.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.062 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person | 0.0642 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0549 tonnes per person | 0.0538 tonnes per person | 0.056 tonnes per person | 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Laos?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Laos was 0.0538 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 tonnes per person in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Laos ranks 77th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.