Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos
Laos: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.28 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos stood at 1.28 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 1,310.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos peaked at 1.28 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.18 million current US$, in 1990.
Laos ranks 73rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.58 million current US$ | 6.18 million current US$ | 15.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.86 million current US$ | 16.71 million current US$ | 70.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 366.21 million current US$ | 82.31 million current US$ | 762.97 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion current US$ | 962.94 million current US$ | 1.28 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Laos
- DEC alternative conversion factor 20,444 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 604.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 39.84 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -20.95 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 44.87 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,150 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 353.24 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Laos was 1.28 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Laos ranks 73rd out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,310.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.