Laos Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
41.549.638
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0,91%
increase
Global Share
0,08%
Per Capita
5,51
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Laos were 41.549.638 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0,91% over the previous year, representing an increase by 376.438 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 41.173.200 tons.
- Per capita: 5,51 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Laos accounts for 0,08% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.549.638 | 26.062.727 | 12.315.169 | 3.171.741 | – | 5,51 | 0,91% | 0,078% |
| 2023 | 41.173.200 | 25.743.696 | 12.165.002 | 3.264.502 | – | 5,53 | 6,95% | 0,078% |
| 2022 | 38.498.785 | 24.031.527 | 11.655.031 | 2.812.226 | – | 5,23 | 1,7% | 0,074% |
| 2021 | 37.853.823 | 23.816.635 | 11.281.787 | 2.755.401 | – | 5,21 | 12,92% | 0,074% |
| 2020 | 33.521.800 | 19.437.798 | 11.171.800 | 2.912.202 | – | 4,68 | 1,69% | 0,068% |
| 2019 | 32.964.132 | 19.370.079 | 10.910.164 | 2.683.888 | – | 4,67 | −0,46% | 0,065% |
| 2018 | 33.114.964 | 19.862.275 | 10.684.212 | 2.568.478 | – | 4,76 | 2,17% | 0,065% |
| 2017 | 32.411.608 | 19.244.220 | 10.654.755 | 2.512.632 | – | 4,73 | 11,59% | 0,066% |
| 2016 | 29.046.421 | 15.870.972 | 10.581.500 | 2.593.949 | – | 4,3 | 35,89% | 0,060% |
| 2015 | 21.374.738 | 8.927.454 | 10.076.009 | 2.371.275 | – | 3,21 | 30,53% | 0,044% |
| 2014 | 16.375.217 | 4.387.344 | 9.780.548 | 2.207.325 | – | 2,49 | 5,78% | 0,034% |
| 2013 | 15.480.099 | 3.944.353 | 9.384.393 | 2.151.353 | – | 2,38 | 4,32% | 0,032% |
| 2012 | 14.839.733 | 3.335.746 | 9.413.355 | 2.090.631 | – | 2,31 | 7,2% | 0,031% |
| 2011 | 13.842.736 | 3.126.210 | 8.799.024 | 1.917.502 | – | 2,19 | 0,06% | 0,030% |
| 2010 | 13.834.939 | 2.961.433 | 8.766.211 | 2.107.295 | – | 2,21 | 6,51% | 0,030% |
| 2009 | 12.989.391 | 2.640.750 | 8.505.568 | 1.843.073 | – | 2,11 | 8,23% | 0,030% |
| 2008 | 12.002.000 | 2.109.451 | 8.168.418 | 1.724.131 | – | 1,98 | 4,59% | 0,028% |
| 2007 | 11.474.861 | 1.805.981 | 7.688.048 | 1.980.832 | – | 1,93 | 5,79% | 0,026% |
| 2006 | 10.846.879 | 1.708.606 | 7.517.715 | 1.620.558 | – | 1,85 | 5,39% | 0,026% |
| 2005 | 10.291.893 | 1.302.558 | 7.320.784 | 1.668.551 | – | 1,79 | −1,58% | 0,025% |
| 2004 | 10.457.133 | 1.257.975 | 7.370.105 | 1.829.053 | – | 1,85 | 5,9% | 0,026% |
| 2003 | 9.874.765 | 1.200.041 | 7.153.545 | 1.521.179 | – | 1,77 | 3,07% | 0,026% |
| 2002 | 9.580.355 | 1.154.448 | 6.981.823 | 1.444.084 | – | 1,74 | 3,53% | 0,026% |
| 2001 | 9.253.788 | 1.029.058 | 6.827.479 | 1.397.251 | – | 1,71 | 4,03% | 0,026% |
| 2000 | 8.895.476 | 934.488 | 6.568.861 | 1.392.126 | – | 1,67 | 13,31% | 0,025% |
| 1999 | 7.850.844 | 528.551 | 6.083.274 | 1.239.019 | – | 1,5 | −0,94% | 0,022% |
| 1998 | 7.925.015 | 545.777 | 6.024.821 | 1.354.417 | – | 1,54 | −3,9% | 0,023% |
| 1997 | 8.246.384 | 508.847 | 6.354.088 | 1.383.449 | – | 1,63 | 2,9% | 0,024% |
| 1996 | 8.013.899 | 460.562 | 6.062.041 | 1.491.296 | – | 1,62 | 3,38% | 0,023% |
| 1995 | 7.751.600 | 392.987 | 5.948.954 | 1.409.659 | – | 1,6 | 1,08% | 0,023% |
| 1994 | 7.668.538 | 400.204 | 5.897.854 | 1.370.480 | – | 1,62 | 5,71% | 0,023% |
| 1993 | 7.254.605 | 362.847 | 5.511.688 | 1.380.070 | – | 1,57 | 1,24% | 0,022% |
| 1992 | 7.165.417 | 344.805 | 5.542.237 | 1.278.375 | – | 1,59 | 5,44% | 0,022% |
| 1991 | 6.795.667 | 312.837 | 5.248.150 | 1.234.681 | – | 1,55 | 0,36% | 0,021% |
| 1990 | 6.771.517 | 255.875 | 5.393.083 | 1.122.558 | – | 1,59 | 8,71% | 0,021% |
| 1989 | 6.229.130 | 239.096 | 4.945.020 | 1.045.013 | – | 1,51 | 5,94% | 0,020% |
| 1988 | 5.880.063 | 219.956 | 4.605.715 | 1.054.392 | – | 1,46 | 0,32% | 0,019% |
| 1987 | 5.861.245 | 218.195 | 4.636.730 | 1.006.319 | – | 1,5 | −0,97% | 0,019% |
| 1986 | 5.918.846 | 192.993 | 4.753.911 | 971.943 | – | 1,56 | 2,72% | 0,020% |
| 1985 | 5.762.375 | 179.705 | 4.671.679 | 910.991 | – | 1,56 | 0,21% | 0,020% |
| 1984 | 5.750.121 | 151.325 | 4.552.356 | 1.046.440 | – | 1,6 | 4,92% | 0,020% |
| 1983 | 5.480.261 | 181.667 | 4.432.607 | 865.987 | – | 1,57 | −2,3% | 0,020% |
| 1982 | 5.609.386 | 169.229 | 4.440.281 | 999.877 | – | 1,65 | 4,59% | 0,020% |
| 1981 | 5.363.346 | 185.714 | 4.421.880 | 755.752 | – | 1,61 | −2,12% | 0,019% |
| 1980 | 5.479.760 | 448.984 | 4.297.084 | 733.692 | – | 1,68 | 11,7% | 0,019% |
| 1979 | 4.905.923 | 417.556 | 3.839.861 | 648.506 | – | 1,53 | 9,82% | 0,017% |
| 1978 | 4.467.350 | 389.195 | 3.468.324 | 609.831 | – | 1,41 | 4,15% | 0,016% |
| 1977 | 4.289.406 | 392.020 | 3.319.466 | 577.920 | – | 1,37 | 5,66% | 0,016% |
| 1976 | 4.059.623 | 371.719 | 3.139.013 | 548.891 | – | 1,31 | −10,23% | 0,015% |
| 1975 | 4.522.025 | 376.963 | 3.568.692 | 576.369 | – | 1,48 | −2,65% | 0,018% |
| 1974 | 4.645.166 | 453.971 | 3.604.824 | 586.370 | – | 1,55 | 2,03% | 0,018% |
| 1973 | 4.552.929 | 371.639 | 3.588.691 | 592.600 | – | 1,56 | 0,41% | 0,018% |
| 1972 | 4.534.208 | 310.436 | 3.615.567 | 608.205 | – | 1,6 | −1,35% | 0,019% |
| 1971 | 4.596.421 | 291.564 | 3.675.409 | 629.449 | – | 1,66 | −2,87% | 0,020% |
| 1970 | 4.731.995 | 291.404 | 3.786.614 | 653.977 | – | 1,76 | – | 0,020% |
See also
- Laos CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Laos
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).