Laos CO2 emissions data for 2012

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Laos emit in 2012?

Laos emitted 3.4 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012. This represents 0.01% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Laos in 2012?

In 2012, Laos emitted 0.52 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 6508806.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 3.4 million tonnes emitted by Laos in 2012 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 2.05 0.31
Gas 0.0 0.0
Coal 0.78 0.12
Cement 0.57 0.09
Flaring 0.0 0.0

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