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.
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
- 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 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.