Agrifood emissions per person in Laos

Agrifood system emissions in Laos were 5.51 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024.

Measure: Agrifood system greenhouse gas emissions per person Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Laos, 2024 5.51e (Estimate) Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 −3.9% 2023: 5.74 t CO2e per person
World, 2024 2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 28th of 193 See the full ranking

Agrifood emissions per person in Laos over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agrifood system greenhouse gas emissions per person (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period LaosWorld
2024 5.51 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2023 5.74 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.30 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2022 5.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2021 5.32 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2020 5.12 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.25 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2019 4.89 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.31 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2018 4.82 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2017 4.91 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2016 5.14 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2015 5.69 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2014 5.69 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2013 5.79 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.38 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2012 5.77 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2011 5.68 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.41 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2010 4.78 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2009 4.47 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.46 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2008 4.44 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.43 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2007 4.89 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2006 4.49 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.53 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2005 4.67 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.48 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2004 5.02 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.52 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2003 4.56 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2002 4.58 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.51 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2001 4.49 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2000 3.91 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.92 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.9% from 5.74 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5.69 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −3.1%.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.26 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
EM · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=6518 Element Code=7279
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Laos
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0