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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.87 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Urban population 3.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 40.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 243.01 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.