Lao PDR Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
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 2012 was 161,718.74, a 0.16% increase from 2011.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 161,456.98, a 324.5% increase from 2010.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 38,034.96, a 55.44% increase from 2009.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 24,469.64, a 14.69% increase from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| India |
3,002,894.93 |
| Indonesia |
780,550.76 |
| Bolivia |
621,726.73 |
| Myanmar |
528,416.22 |
| Sudan |
491,982.27 |
| Ukraine |
404,900.30 |
| Pakistan |
369,734.58 |
| Zambia |
320,254.22 |
| Vietnam |
310,664.07 |
| Nigeria |
301,010.13 |
| Egypt |
295,499.75 |
| Bangladesh |
183,300.56 |
| Uzbekistan |
177,223.75 |
| Philippines |
167,297.55 |
| Lao PDR |
161,718.74 |
| Cambodia |
127,399.59 |
| Ghana |
107,784.29 |
| Cameroon |
100,922.14 |
| Morocco |
80,436.72 |
| Kenya |
54,302.10 |
| Angola |
41,657.16 |
| Tunisia |
39,721.01 |
| Congo, Rep. |
35,743.92 |
| Sri Lanka |
30,451.83 |
| Honduras |
20,467.16 |
| Nicaragua |
16,323.04 |
| Georgia |
14,627.75 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
13,794.74 |
| Mauritania |
13,343.16 |
| El Salvador |
12,577.79 |
| Moldova |
11,350.63 |
| Papua New Guinea |
11,087.46 |
| Solomon Islands |
4,591.46 |
| Eswatini |
3,478.03 |
| Lesotho |
3,472.71 |
| Bhutan |
3,296.96 |
| Djibouti |
2,766.30 |
| Timor-Leste |
959.35 |
| Vanuatu |
446.22 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
195.49 |
| Lao PDR Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
161,718.74 |
0.16% |
| 2011 |
161,456.98 |
324.50% |
| 2010 |
38,034.96 |
55.44% |
| 2009 |
24,469.64 |
14.69% |
| 2008 |
21,335.61 |
-69.94% |
| 2007 |
70,977.96 |
183.08% |
| 2006 |
25,073.37 |
-53.09% |
| 2005 |
53,444.81 |
-29.99% |
| 2004 |
76,333.64 |
273.95% |
| 2003 |
20,412.98 |
-41.31% |
| 2002 |
34,783.70 |
117.97% |
| 2001 |
15,958.36 |
-35.31% |
| 2000 |
24,667.95 |
-82.78% |
| 1999 |
143,278.75 |
1.09% |
| 1998 |
141,736.46 |
467.96% |
| 1997 |
24,955.41 |
1.07% |
| 1996 |
24,691.47 |
-22.55% |
| 1995 |
31,879.68 |
13.26% |
| 1994 |
28,147.02 |
-10.54% |
| 1993 |
31,462.78 |
-18.15% |
| 1992 |
38,440.38 |
44.40% |
| 1991 |
26,620.38 |
-11.64% |
| 1990 |
30,128.60 |
62.69% |
| 1989 |
18,519.00 |
-28.08% |
| 1988 |
25,749.33 |
-21.27% |
| 1987 |
32,707.04 |
30.09% |
| 1986 |
25,141.41 |
16.80% |
| 1985 |
21,525.50 |
-14.17% |
| 1984 |
25,080.52 |
-41.36% |
| 1983 |
42,771.25 |
79.13% |
| 1982 |
23,876.74 |
-1.05% |
| 1981 |
24,130.62 |
-12.25% |
| 1980 |
27,499.06 |
19.85% |
| 1979 |
22,943.63 |
-10.93% |
| 1978 |
25,758.29 |
19.71% |
| 1977 |
21,517.55 |
52.44% |
| 1976 |
14,115.77 |
-6.94% |
| 1975 |
15,168.35 |
-1.67% |
| 1974 |
15,426.57 |
-41.21% |
| 1973 |
26,238.91 |
39.27% |
| 1972 |
18,840.00 |
22.57% |
| 1971 |
15,370.27 |
-32.50% |
| 1970 |
22,771.99 |
-32.50% |
