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Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Laos

Laos: Methane emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
27th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 1988
All-time low
0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Years of data
41
1984–2024

Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Laos, 1984–2024

00.0020.0040.0060.0081984200420241984: 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1985: 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1986: 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1987: 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1988: 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1989: 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1990: 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1991: 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1992: 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1993: 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1994: 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1995: 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1996: 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1997: 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1998: 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP1999: 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2000: 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2001: 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2002: 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2003: 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2004: 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2005: 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2006: 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2007: 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2008: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2009: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2010: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2011: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2012: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2013: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2014: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2015: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2016: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2017: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2018: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2019: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2020: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2021: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2022: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2023: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP2024: 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Laos stood at 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, in 2019.

Laos ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Laos, year by year

Year tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP Change
1984 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP —
1985 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -24.1%
1986 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +35.3%
1987 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +61.9%
1988 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +81.6%
1989 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -12.3%
1990 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -8.2%
1991 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -17.6%
1992 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -5.1%
1993 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -14.7%
1994 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -9.2%
1995 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -11.5%
1996 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -5.8%
1997 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +11.1%
1998 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +29.2%
1999 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2000 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2001 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2002 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2003 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -10.9%
2004 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -11.4%
2005 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -14.7%
2006 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -19.9%
2007 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -14.8%
2008 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -19.4%
2009 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2010 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -13.8%
2011 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -20.5%
2012 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2013 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -14.9%
2014 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -7.6%
2015 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2016 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2017 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2018 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2019 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -1.6%
2020 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2021 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2022 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP +27.2%
2023 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2024 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP -1.7%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 5.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Methane emissions, per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +81.6% 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
1987 +61.9% 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 6
1990s 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 24 Myanmar 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 25 Malawi 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 28 Uganda 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 29 Gabon 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 30 Nepal 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Laos?
Methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Laos was 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1988.
What is the lowest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2019.
How does Laos rank for methane emissions, per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is methane emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Methane emissions ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,816 data points, 1960–2024
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Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.