Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Demand-based in Laos
Laos: Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Demand-based was 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Laos, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Laos peaked at 1.44 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Laos ranks 33rd of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Demand-based in Laos, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.44 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 1.37 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.31 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.19 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.999 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.965 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.887 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.843 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.829 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.774 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.604 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 0.642 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.658 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.671 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.568 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.571 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.531 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.491 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.448 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.439 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.44 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.455 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.417 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.403 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.408 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -22.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, 85% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.257 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, 89% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.12 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.44 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7872 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.604 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.999 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4763 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.403 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.571 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.31 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.408 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 30 Indonesia 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 0.23 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 32 Japan 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 34 Malaysia 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 35 Bulgaria 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 36 Egypt 0.215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 36 Peru 0.215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 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 greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Laos?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Laos was 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Laos ranks 33rd out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions