Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Laos
Laos: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
55th
of 199 countries
All-time high
29.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
All-time low
4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1869
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Laos, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Laos peaked at 29.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1869.
Laos ranks 55th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1852 | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.6% |
| 1853 | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 1854 | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.0% |
| 1855 | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.4% |
| 1856 | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1857 | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1858 | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1859 | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1860 | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1861 | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 1862 | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1863 | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1864 | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1865 | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1866 | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1867 | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1868 | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.8% |
| 1871 | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 1872 | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1873 | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1875 | 6.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1878 | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1879 | 6.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1881 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1882 | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 1883 | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1884 | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1885 | 9.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.0% |
| 1886 | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.4% |
| 1887 | 7.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1888 | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1890 | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1891 | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1892 | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1893 | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1894 | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1895 | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1896 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1897 | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1898 | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1899 | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.7% |
| 1900 | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.2% |
| 1901 | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1902 | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1903 | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1905 | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1906 | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1913 | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 1914 | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1915 | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1916 | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.3% |
| 1919 | 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1920 | 8.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1921 | 10.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.5% |
| 1922 | 11.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.7% |
| 1923 | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1924 | 12.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1925 | 13.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1926 | 15.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.5% |
| 1927 | 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1928 | 15.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 18.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.6% |
| 1931 | 21.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.7% |
| 1932 | 22.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 22.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 22.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 23.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1936 | 23.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 23.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 23.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1939 | 22.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1940 | 18.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.6% |
| 1941 | 19.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 17.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1943 | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 16.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1945 | 15.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1946 | 13.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1947 | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1948 | 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.4% |
| 1950 | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1951 | 12.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 1952 | 11.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1953 | 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.6% |
| 1954 | 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 15.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.2% |
| 1956 | 16.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 15.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1958 | 15.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 29.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +89.5% |
| 1960 | 19.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -33.3% |
| 1961 | 14.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.2% |
| 1962 | 11.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.5% |
| 1963 | 10.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 9.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 9.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 9.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 8.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 9.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.9% |
| 1972 | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 9.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 9.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.3% |
| 2001 | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 11.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 10.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 11.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 12.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 12.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 10.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 10.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 9.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +89.5% | 15.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 22.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 15.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 52 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 53 Japan 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 54 Netherlands 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 56 Czechia 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 57 Germany 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 58 Turkey 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Laos?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Laos was 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 29.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1869.
- How does Laos rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Laos ranks 55th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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