Per capita methane emissions in Laos
Laos: Per capita methane emissions was 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
45th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1932
All-time low
1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1976
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Laos is 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Laos peaked at 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1932 and was at its lowest, 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1976.
Laos ranks 45th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.2% |
| 1864 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1871 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1884 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1885 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1886 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1892 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1894 | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1904 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1905 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1906 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1907 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1911 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1915 | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1918 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1920 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1921 | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1922 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1923 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1926 | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1928 | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1930 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1940 | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1941 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1942 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1943 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1944 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1945 | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1946 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1947 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1948 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1949 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1950 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1951 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.3% |
| 1962 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.6% |
| 1965 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +27.6% | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 42 Nicaragua 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 43 Norway 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 44 Algeria 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 46 Guinea 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 47 Indonesia 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 48 Suriname 1.45 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 methane emissions in Laos?
- Per capita methane emissions in Laos was 1.47 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 methane emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1932.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Laos ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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