Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Laos
Laos: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Laos, 1955–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Laos is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 68 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 489.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Laos peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1955.
Laos ranks 32nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Laos?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Laos was 0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1955.
- How does Laos rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Laos ranks 32nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 489.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.