Lao PDR Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 30,491.44, a 1.7% increase from 2019.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 29,982.98, a 0.74% decline from 2018.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 30,205.46, a 1.31% increase from 2017.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 29,814.15, a 12.31% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| India |
3,200,820.63 |
| Indonesia |
976,487.68 |
| Vietnam |
470,578.10 |
| Pakistan |
436,608.92 |
| Nigeria |
322,336.50 |
| Egypt |
299,778.65 |
| Ukraine |
227,341.59 |
| Philippines |
224,971.76 |
| Bangladesh |
206,570.35 |
| Uzbekistan |
187,520.39 |
| Myanmar |
128,949.40 |
| Sudan |
107,114.21 |
| Cameroon |
93,348.64 |
| Morocco |
88,027.80 |
| Kenya |
80,188.02 |
| Angola |
70,781.06 |
| Bolivia |
55,203.09 |
| Mongolia |
53,921.46 |
| Cambodia |
42,363.18 |
| Tunisia |
40,883.00 |
| Ghana |
39,070.29 |
| Zambia |
36,107.82 |
| Sri Lanka |
35,117.25 |
| Lao PDR |
30,491.44 |
| Honduras |
21,147.29 |
| Republic of Congo |
19,421.78 |
| Nicaragua |
18,448.51 |
| Papua New Guinea |
18,397.92 |
| Georgia |
17,669.45 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
16,093.54 |
| Mauritania |
14,056.37 |
| Moldova |
12,985.66 |
| El Salvador |
11,063.81 |
| Timor-Leste |
5,537.13 |
| Lesotho |
4,013.75 |
| Eswatini |
3,000.93 |
| Bhutan |
1,630.86 |
| Djibouti |
1,394.76 |
| Solomon Islands |
835.24 |
| Cabo Verde |
791.61 |
| Vanuatu |
588.66 |
| Micronesia |
194.11 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
179.73 |
| Kiribati |
88.57 |
| Lao PDR Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
30,491.44 |
1.70% |
| 2019 |
29,982.98 |
-0.74% |
| 2018 |
30,205.46 |
1.31% |
| 2017 |
29,814.15 |
12.31% |
| 2016 |
26,546.75 |
37.85% |
| 2015 |
19,257.13 |
33.77% |
| 2014 |
14,395.87 |
2.44% |
| 2013 |
14,053.03 |
7.30% |
| 2012 |
13,097.21 |
8.06% |
| 2011 |
12,119.93 |
-2.08% |
| 2010 |
12,377.94 |
8.20% |
| 2009 |
11,440.26 |
7.88% |
| 2008 |
10,604.54 |
4.24% |
| 2007 |
10,173.09 |
5.79% |
| 2006 |
9,616.50 |
4.22% |
| 2005 |
9,226.96 |
-0.58% |
| 2004 |
9,280.81 |
5.07% |
| 2003 |
8,832.73 |
2.71% |
| 2002 |
8,599.99 |
3.57% |
| 2001 |
8,303.48 |
4.26% |
| 2000 |
7,964.47 |
10.75% |
| 1999 |
7,191.23 |
-1.67% |
| 1998 |
7,313.66 |
-5.64% |
| 1997 |
7,750.42 |
3.33% |
| 1996 |
7,500.59 |
0.63% |
| 1995 |
7,453.89 |
0.63% |
| 1994 |
7,407.49 |
5.20% |
| 1993 |
7,041.38 |
0.31% |
| 1992 |
7,019.90 |
4.50% |
| 1991 |
6,717.49 |
-1.19% |
| 1990 |
6,798.52 |
-1.19% |
