Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 7.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 7.2%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.0% on the previous year and up 550.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1995.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 4th out of 204 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +45.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +94.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +65.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 9.9% compare
- 2 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.6% compare
- 3 Mongolia 7.4% compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 7.2% compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 6.8% compare
- 7 Libya 6.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 668.11 current US$ per person (2016)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,357 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5.43 million current LCU per person (2016)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 550.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.