Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Laos
Laos: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 171.58 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Laos, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 171.58 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.9% on the previous year and up 1,116.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Laos peaked at 171.58 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.43 current US$ per person, in 1990.
Laos ranks 86th of 210 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.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.43 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.59 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 1.76 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 1.83 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.95 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 2.08 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2.46 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 2.67 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 2.77 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.92 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 3.08 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 3.51 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 3.99 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 4.24 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.62 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 4.99 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 6.74 current US$ per person | +35.0% |
| 2007 | 7.36 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 8.95 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 11.24 current US$ per person | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 12.99 current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 14.11 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 15.59 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 20.34 current US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 21.8 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 45.4 current US$ per person | +108.2% |
| 2016 | 81.61 current US$ per person | +79.8% |
| 2017 | 101.56 current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 106.41 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 105.42 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 131.07 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 171.58 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 171.58 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.83 current US$ per person, 5.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 171.58 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.81 current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +108.2% | 21.8 current US$ per person | 45.4 current US$ per person |
| 2016 | +79.8% | 45.4 current US$ per person | 81.61 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 current US$ per person | 1.43 current US$ per person | 2.92 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.87 current US$ per person | 3.08 current US$ per person | 11.24 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.52 current US$ per person | 12.99 current US$ per person | 106.41 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.33 current US$ per person | 131.07 current US$ per person | 171.58 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Laos?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Laos was 171.58 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 171.58 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Laos ranks 86th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.