Share global co2 including land in Laos
Laos: Share global co2 including land was 0.1015 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1015
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
74th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4067
in 1959
All-time low
0.0643
in 1992
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Share global co2 including land in Laos, 1955–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share global co2 including land in Laos stood at 0.1015.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global co2 including land in Laos peaked at 0.4067 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.0643, 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 global co2 including land in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.1975 | — |
| 1956 | 0.2129 | +7.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1957 | -8.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2062 | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4067 | +97.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2637 | -35.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1833 | -30.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1505 | -17.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1238 | -17.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1095 | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.113 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1027 | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1035 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0934 | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.09 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0853 | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.11 | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1121 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1242 | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1189 | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1207 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.106 | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1031 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0925 | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0816 | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.078 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0822 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0782 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0799 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0777 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0754 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.072 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0778 | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0724 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0704 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0686 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0653 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0643 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0811 | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0771 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0791 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1039 | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0868 | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0966 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1133 | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1571 | +38.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1563 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1594 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.159 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1792 | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1897 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1642 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1872 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1962 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2158 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1673 | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1612 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.177 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1955 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1985 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1631 | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1453 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1327 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1263 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1024 | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1018 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1282 | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1107 | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1064 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1015 | -4.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1015 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0606, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1015 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1043, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global co2 including land 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% | 0.2062 | 0.4067 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2438 | 0.1957 | 0.4067 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.1334 | 0.09 | 0.2637 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1054 | 0.0816 | 0.1242 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0764 | 0.0704 | 0.0822 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0836 | 0.0643 | 0.1133 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1764 | 0.1563 | 0.2158 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1569 | 0.1024 | 0.1985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1097 | 0.1015 | 0.1282 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 71 New Zealand 0.107 compare
- 72 Sweden 0.1067 compare
- 73 Norway 0.104 compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 0.0984 compare
- 76 Portugal 0.0918 compare
- 77 Mozambique 0.0907 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 global co2 including land in Laos?
- Share global co2 including land in Laos was 0.1015 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global co2 including land recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4067 in 1959.
- What is the lowest share global co2 including land recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0643 in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for share global co2 including land?
- Laos ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global co2 including land 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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