Laos CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
26,062,727
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.24%
increase
Global Share
0.07%
Per Capita
3.46
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Laos were 26,062,727 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.24% over the previous year, representing an increase by 319,031 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 25,743,696 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Laos are equivalent to 3.46 tons per person, an increase by 0 over the figure of 3.46 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 0% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Laos
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,062,727 | 1.24% | 3.46 | 0.066% |
| 2023 | 25,743,696 | 7.12% | 3.46 | 0.066% |
| 2022 | 24,031,527 | 0.9% | 3.27 | 0.062% |
| 2021 | 23,816,635 | 22.53% | 3.28 | 0.062% |
| 2020 | 19,437,798 | 0.35% | 2.71 | 0.054% |
| 2019 | 19,370,079 | −2.48% | 2.74 | 0.051% |
| 2018 | 19,862,275 | 3.21% | 2.85 | 0.052% |
| 2017 | 19,244,220 | 21.25% | 2.81 | 0.052% |
| 2016 | 15,870,972 | 77.78% | 2.35 | 0.044% |
| 2015 | 8,927,454 | 103.48% | 1.34 | 0.025% |
| 2014 | 4,387,344 | 11.23% | 0.67 | 0.012% |
| 2013 | 3,944,353 | 18.25% | 0.61 | 0.011% |
| 2012 | 3,335,746 | 6.7% | 0.52 | 0.0094% |
| 2011 | 3,126,210 | 5.56% | 0.49 | 0.0089% |
| 2010 | 2,961,433 | 12.14% | 0.47 | 0.0087% |
| 2009 | 2,640,750 | 25.19% | 0.43 | 0.0083% |
| 2008 | 2,109,451 | 16.8% | 0.35 | 0.0065% |
| 2007 | 1,805,981 | 5.7% | 0.3 | 0.0056% |
| 2006 | 1,708,606 | 31.17% | 0.29 | 0.0055% |
| 2005 | 1,302,558 | 3.54% | 0.23 | 0.0043% |
| 2004 | 1,257,975 | 4.83% | 0.22 | 0.0043% |
| 2003 | 1,200,041 | 3.95% | 0.22 | 0.0043% |
| 2002 | 1,154,448 | 12.18% | 0.21 | 0.0044% |
| 2001 | 1,029,058 | 10.12% | 0.19 | 0.0040% |
| 2000 | 934,488 | 76.8% | 0.18 | 0.0036% |
| 1999 | 528,551 | −3.16% | 0.1 | 0.0021% |
| 1998 | 545,777 | 7.26% | 0.11 | 0.0022% |
| 1997 | 508,847 | 10.48% | 0.1 | 0.0021% |
| 1996 | 460,562 | 17.2% | 0.09 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | 392,987 | −1.8% | 0.08 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | 400,204 | 10.3% | 0.08 | 0.0017% |
| 1993 | 362,847 | 5.23% | 0.08 | 0.0016% |
| 1992 | 344,805 | 10.22% | 0.08 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | 312,837 | 22.26% | 0.07 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | 255,875 | 7.02% | 0.06 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | 239,096 | 8.7% | 0.06 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | 219,956 | 0.81% | 0.05 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | 218,195 | 13.06% | 0.06 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | 192,993 | 7.39% | 0.05 | 0.00094% |
| 1985 | 179,705 | 18.75% | 0.05 | 0.00089% |
| 1984 | 151,325 | −16.7% | 0.04 | 0.00076% |
| 1983 | 181,667 | 7.35% | 0.05 | 0.00094% |
| 1982 | 169,229 | −8.88% | 0.05 | 0.00088% |
| 1981 | 185,714 | −58.64% | 0.06 | 0.00096% |
| 1980 | 448,984 | 7.53% | 0.14 | 0.0023% |
| 1979 | 417,556 | 7.29% | 0.13 | 0.0021% |
| 1978 | 389,195 | −0.72% | 0.12 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | 392,020 | 5.46% | 0.13 | 0.0021% |
| 1976 | 371,719 | −1.39% | 0.12 | 0.0020% |
| 1975 | 376,963 | −16.96% | 0.12 | 0.0022% |
| 1974 | 453,971 | 22.15% | 0.15 | 0.0026% |
| 1973 | 371,639 | 19.72% | 0.13 | 0.0021% |
| 1972 | 310,436 | 6.47% | 0.11 | 0.0019% |
| 1971 | 291,564 | 0.05% | 0.11 | 0.0019% |
| 1970 | 291,404 | – | 0.11 | 0.0019% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).