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Carbon intensity of the economy — Laos

Carbon intensity of the economy in Laos in 2022 — 0.41 kg/$. Ranked 144 in the world out of 164. Since 1955, the indicator has risen by 2,311.8%.

2022 0.41 kg/$ −1.2% vs 2021
World rank 144of 164
Period maximum 0.446 kg/$2017
Period minimum 0.017 kg/$1955

Trend over time

1955–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Laos, 1955–202200.20.40.6195519621969197619831990199720042011201820221955: 0.017 kg/$1957: 0.036 kg/$1959: 0.044 kg/$1961: 0.062 kg/$1963: 0.075 kg/$1965: 0.086 kg/$1967: 0.144 kg/$1969: 0.136 kg/$1971: 0.166 kg/$1973: 0.181 kg/$1975: 0.08 kg/$1977: 0.072 kg/$1979: 0.071 kg/$1981: 0.038 kg/$1983: 0.04 kg/$1985: 0.041 kg/$1987: 0.041 kg/$1989: 0.039 kg/$1991: 0.083 kg/$1993: 0.082 kg/$1995: 0.077 kg/$1997: 0.078 kg/$1999: 0.074 kg/$2001: 0.081 kg/$2003: 0.082 kg/$2005: 0.078 kg/$2007: 0.09 kg/$2009: 0.111 kg/$2011: 0.109 kg/$2013: 0.126 kg/$2015: 0.239 kg/$2017: 0.446 kg/$2019: 0.372 kg/$2021: 0.415 kg/$2022: 0.41 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.393 (+2,311.76%) Average annual rate: 4.87 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 0.41 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.238 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.41 −0.005 −1.2%
2021 0.415 +0.055 +15.28%
2020 0.36 −0.012 −3.23%
2019 0.372 −0.067 −15.26%
2018 0.439 −0.007 −1.57%
2017 0.446 +0.047 +11.78%
2016 0.399 +0.16 +66.95%
2015 0.239 +0.116 +94.31%
2014 0.123 −0.003 −2.38%
2013 0.126 +0.018 +16.67%
2012 0.108 −0.001 −0.92%
2011 0.109 −0.006 −5.22%
2010 0.115 +0.004 +3.6%
2009 0.111 +0.015 +15.63%
2008 0.096 +0.006 +6.67%
2007 0.09 −0.012 −11.76%
2006 0.102 +0.024 +30.77%
2005 0.078 −0.002 −2.5%
2004 0.08 −0.002 −2.44%
2003 0.082 −0.002 −2.38%
2002 0.084 +0.003 +3.7%
2001 0.081 +0.002 +2.53%
2000 0.079 +0.005 +6.76%
1999 0.074 −0.003 −3.9%
1998 0.077 −0.001 −1.28%
1997 0.078 −0.002 −2.5%
1996 0.08 +0.003 +3.9%
1995 0.077 −0.001 −1.28%
1994 0.078 −0.004 −4.88%
1993 0.082 −0.003 −3.53%
1992 0.085 +0.002 +2.41%
1991 0.083 +0.001 +1.22%
1990 0.082 +0.043 +110.26%
1989 0.039 −0.003 −7.14%
1988 0.042 +0.001 +2.44%
1987 0.041 +0.002 +5.13%
1986 0.039 −0.002 −4.88%
1985 0.041 +0.003 +7.89%
1984 0.038 −0.002 −5%
1983 0.04 +0.003 +8.11%
1982 0.037 −0.001 −2.63%
1981 0.038 −0.016 −29.63%
1980 0.054 −0.017 −23.94%
1979 0.071 −0.001 −1.39%
1978 0.072 +0 +0%
1977 0.072 +0.003 +4.35%
1976 0.069 −0.011 −13.75%
1975 0.08 −0.019 −19.19%
1974 0.099 −0.082 −45.3%
1973 0.181 −0.005 −2.69%
1972 0.186 +0.02 +12.05%
1971 0.166 −0.07 −29.66%
1970 0.236 +0.1 +73.53%
1969 0.136 +0.062 +83.78%
1968 0.074 −0.07 −48.61%
1967 0.144 +0.035 +32.11%
1966 0.109 +0.023 +26.74%
1965 0.086 +0.001 +1.18%
1964 0.085 +0.01 +13.33%
1963 0.075 +0.005 +7.14%
1962 0.07 +0.008 +12.9%
1961 0.062 +0.017 +37.78%
1960 0.045 +0.001 +2.27%
1959 0.044 +0 +0%
1958 0.044 +0.008 +22.22%
1957 0.036 −0.001 −2.7%
1956 0.037 +0.02 +117.65%
1955 0.017 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 0.106 MM Myanmar 0.109 PH Philippines 0.149 ID Indonesia 0.217 TH Thailand 0.242 KH Cambodia 0.32 MY Malaysia 0.321 VN Vietnam 0.387 LA Laos 0.41
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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