Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Laos
Laos: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Laos, 1955–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Laos stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Laos peaked at 0.4% in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
That places Laos 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.2% | — |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | +97.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | -35.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -30.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -17.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -17.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +38.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 | +97.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 71 New Zealand 0.1% compare
- 72 Sweden 0.1% compare
- 73 Norway 0.1% compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 76 Portugal 0.1% compare
- 77 Mozambique 0.1% 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Laos?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Laos was 0.1% 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 including land-use change recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1959.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Laos ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.