Environment in Laos 53 indicators covering environment for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4771 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.5% 144th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.65 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.8% 117th Carbon intensity of GDP 1.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 277.9% 10th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 16.47 Mt CO2e 2024 — 53rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.35 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 412.5% 89th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.06 Mt CO2e 2024 up 494.0% 79th Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons 2024 up 69.9% 33rd Capture fisheries production 78,795 metric tons 2024 up 30.8% 89th Total fisheries production 232,299 metric tons 2024 up 54.3% 63rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 5.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 510.5% 49th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.52 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.3% 100th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0188 Mt CO2e 2024 up 571.4% 121st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0836 Mt CO2e 2024 up 798.9% 161st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.49 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.6% 82nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0583 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.4% 97th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0081 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.5% 131st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.55 Mt CO2e 2024 up 153.7% 88th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1027 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.5% 106th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0346 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.7% 113th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0611 Mt CO2e 2024 up 61,000.0% 56th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.17 Mt CO2e 2024 up 43.7% 92nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.405 Mt CO2e 2024 up 110.5% 81st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0101 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.4% 91st Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4,900.0% 99th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 118.9% 80th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.63 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.5% 59th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.5411 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.9% 67th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.65 Mt CO2e 2024 up 144.4% 85th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e 2024 up 47.5% 95th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0068 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.2% 78th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.32 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.9% 89th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.39 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 277.9% 14th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10,084.7% 2024 up 524.6% 2nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 182.5% 2024 up 88.9% 23rd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 513.6% 2024 up 262.1% 8th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 128.4% 2024 up 57.8% 37th Coal rents 0.2% 2012 up 234.9% 24th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 4.79 2022 up 10.3% 123rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0163 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.0% 31st Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 52.18 Mt CO2e 2023 up 250.2% 77th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 11.01 Mt CO2e 2023 up 1,998.1% 31st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 2.9% 2023 up 163.6% 156th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 11.1% 2023 up 131.2% 161st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 23.6% 2023 up 84.4% 165th Forest rents 1.5% 2021 down 66.7% 46th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 2.66 2022 up 53.4% 166th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -12.47 Mt CO2e 2023 up 40.1% 120th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 20.06 Mt CO2e 2023 up 20.6% 28th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 1.6 Mt CO2e 2023 down 11.8% 29th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 98.6% 2017 down 1.4% 102nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 54.7% 2017 down 28.3% 75th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 4.1% 2017 down 81.6% 69th