Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Production-based in Laos
Laos: Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Production-based was 0.536 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 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% 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, 0.512 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2015.
That places Laos 1st out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Production-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 | 1.35 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.27 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.22 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.15 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.06 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.986 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.872 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.838 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.782 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.737 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.716 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.651 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.665 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.661 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.633 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.636 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.585 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.563 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.515 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.512 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.615 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.638 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.611 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.57 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.541 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.55 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2835 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.28 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.15 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.44 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7968 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.651 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.06 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5878 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.512 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.638 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5423 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.55 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 1 United States 0.245 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.458 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 2 Viet Nam 0.358 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 2 South Africa 0.527 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 2 Poland 0.241 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 3 Cambodia 0.483 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 4 Estonia 0.231 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 0.475 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 0.536 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 0.512 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Laos ranks 1st 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 8.4%. 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 — Production-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