Environment in Laos

662 indicators covering environment for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change 2025 up 51.2% 75th
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change 2025 up 69.3% 64th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 70.7% 55th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.3% 23rd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 8.6% 42nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year 2024 69th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3,923.3% 33rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 4,213.6% 121st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.19 % change on previous year 2024 24th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.9% 75th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 5.6% 155th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 47.6% 68th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.6% 106th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 14.3% 186th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.5 % change on previous year 2024 38th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 623.3% 178th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 675.5% 187th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 13.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 72.3% 16th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 440.3% 117th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 479.3% 125th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 111.5% 134th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.2% 29th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 3.8% 112th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.5% 90th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 391.2% 2nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 426.7% 22nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 1.24 % change on previous year 2024 down 89.0% 124th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 378.0% 4th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 412.5% 89th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.7166 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.6% 130th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 2nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 39th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.58 % change on previous year 2024 down 71.8% 40th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.4% 25th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 2.5% 136th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 2.89 % change on previous year 2024 down 26.8% 26th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.0% 22nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 17.9% 41st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 108th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.8% 38th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 10.8% 90th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 44th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.5% 42nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 8.3% 63rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 2.02 % change on previous year 2024 up 188.9% 43rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.5% 31st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 1.3% 83rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) -29.11 % change on previous year 2024 down 171.6% 199th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 69.4% 13th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 81.6% 52nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) -2.84 % change on previous year 2024 down 209.4% 193rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.6% 20th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 24.0% 47th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.659 % change on previous year 2024 73rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 49,064.6% 11th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 52,612.1% 45th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.53 % change on previous year 2024 down 73.0% 42nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.9% 31st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 0.2% 135th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 76.3% 102nd