Lao PDR Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
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 2019 was 29,280.00, a 2.07% decline from 2018.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 29,900.00, a 0.3% increase from 2017.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 29,810.00, a 12.28% increase from 2016.
- Lao PDR greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2016 was 26,550.00, a 37.85% increase from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| India |
3,394,870.12 |
| Indonesia |
1,002,370.00 |
| Vietnam |
450,149.99 |
| Pakistan |
432,500.00 |
| Egypt |
351,769.99 |
| Nigeria |
308,179.99 |
| Philippines |
234,280.00 |
| Ukraine |
233,259.99 |
| Bangladesh |
215,940.00 |
| Uzbekistan |
188,759.99 |
| Myanmar |
133,250.00 |
| Sudan |
106,060.00 |
| Morocco |
93,080.00 |
| Cameroon |
90,120.00 |
| Kenya |
81,010.00 |
| Angola |
79,680.00 |
| Bolivia |
60,790.00 |
| Mongolia |
56,050.00 |
| Tunisia |
41,590.00 |
| Cambodia |
40,060.00 |
| Ghana |
37,650.00 |
| Zambia |
37,570.00 |
| Sri Lanka |
35,990.00 |
| Lao PDR |
29,280.00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
22,410.00 |
| Honduras |
22,390.00 |
| Republic of Congo |
19,200.00 |
| Nicaragua |
18,800.00 |
| Georgia |
17,600.00 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
16,910.00 |
| Mauritania |
14,290.00 |
| Moldova |
13,390.00 |
| El Salvador |
12,820.00 |
| Timor-Leste |
5,910.00 |
| Eswatini |
2,790.00 |
| Lesotho |
2,530.00 |
| Bhutan |
1,680.00 |
| Djibouti |
1,380.00 |
| Solomon Islands |
940.00 |
| Vanuatu |
870.00 |
| Cabo Verde |
810.00 |
| Micronesia |
260.00 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
180.00 |
| Kiribati |
120.00 |
| Lao PDR Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
29,280.00 |
-2.07% |
| 2018 |
29,900.00 |
0.30% |
| 2017 |
29,810.00 |
12.28% |
| 2016 |
26,550.00 |
37.85% |
| 2015 |
19,260.00 |
33.75% |
| 2014 |
14,400.00 |
2.49% |
| 2013 |
14,050.00 |
7.25% |
| 2012 |
13,100.00 |
8.09% |
| 2011 |
12,120.00 |
-2.10% |
| 2010 |
12,380.00 |
8.22% |
| 2009 |
11,440.00 |
7.92% |
| 2008 |
10,600.00 |
4.23% |
| 2007 |
10,170.00 |
5.72% |
| 2006 |
9,620.00 |
4.23% |
| 2005 |
9,230.00 |
-0.54% |
| 2004 |
9,280.00 |
5.10% |
| 2003 |
8,830.00 |
2.67% |
| 2002 |
8,600.00 |
3.61% |
| 2001 |
8,300.00 |
4.27% |
| 2000 |
7,960.00 |
10.71% |
| 1999 |
7,190.00 |
-1.64% |
| 1998 |
7,310.00 |
-5.68% |
| 1997 |
7,750.00 |
3.33% |
| 1996 |
7,500.00 |
0.81% |
| 1995 |
7,440.00 |
0.54% |
| 1994 |
7,400.00 |
5.26% |
| 1993 |
7,030.00 |
0.29% |
| 1992 |
7,010.00 |
4.47% |
| 1991 |
6,710.00 |
-1.18% |
| 1990 |
6,790.00 |
-1.18% |
