Laos CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Laos emit in 2008?

Laos emitted 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.01% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Laos in 2008?

In 2008, Laos emitted 0.35 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 6135863.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 2.13 million tonnes emitted by Laos in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 1.68 0.27
Gas 0.0 0.0
Coal 0.3 0.05
Cement 0.15 0.02
Flaring 0.0 0.0

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