Share global cumulative co2 including land in Laos
Laos: Share global cumulative co2 including land was 0.0959 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share global cumulative co2 including land in Laos, 1955–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share global cumulative co2 including land in Laos stood at 0.0959. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global cumulative co2 including land in Laos peaked at 0.0959 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0042, in 1955.
Laos ranks 89th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Share global cumulative co2 including land in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.0042 | — |
| 1956 | 0.0086 | +107.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0126 | +46.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0167 | +32.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0253 | +51.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0302 | +19.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0334 | +10.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0357 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0374 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0389 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0403 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0415 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0427 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0438 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0447 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0456 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.047 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0484 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.05 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0515 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0529 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0541 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0551 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0559 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0564 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0569 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0574 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0578 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0582 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0586 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0589 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0592 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0595 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0598 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.06 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0601 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0602 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0603 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0607 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.061 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0613 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0621 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0625 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0632 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.064 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0657 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0672 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0688 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0704 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0724 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0745 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0761 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0782 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0803 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0827 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0843 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0857 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0874 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0893 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0913 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0926 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0935 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0941 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0947 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0948 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0949 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0954 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0957 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0958 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0959 | +0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0959 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0684, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0959 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0787, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +107.1% | 0.0042 | 0.0086 |
| 1959 | +51.1% | 0.0167 | 0.0253 |
| 1957 | +46.7% | 0.0086 | 0.0126 |
| 1958 | +32.6% | 0.0126 | 0.0167 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0135 | 0.0042 | 0.0253 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.0389 | 0.0302 | 0.0447 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0517 | 0.0456 | 0.0564 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0586 | 0.0569 | 0.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0615 | 0.0601 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0736 | 0.0657 | 0.0827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0908 | 0.0843 | 0.0948 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0955 | 0.0949 | 0.0959 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 cumulative co2 including land in Laos?
- Share global cumulative co2 including land in Laos was 0.0959 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global cumulative co2 including land recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0959 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share global cumulative co2 including land recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 in 1955.
- How does Laos rank for share global cumulative co2 including land?
- Laos ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global cumulative co2 including land rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global cumulative co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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