Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Laos
Laos: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 256,495 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
256,495 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
35th
of 220 countries
All-time high
259,038 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
207.84 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Laos, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Laos is 256,495 tonnes, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2,875.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Laos peaked at 259,038 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 207.84 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Laos 35th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Laos, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 207.84 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 208.2 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 208.56 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 208.92 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 209.28 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 209.64 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 210 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 210.36 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 210.72 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 211.08 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 211.44 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 211.81 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 212.18 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 212.54 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 212.91 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 213.27 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 213.63 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 214 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 214.36 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 214.73 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 215.09 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 215.46 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 215.83 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 216.2 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 216.57 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 216.94 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 217.31 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 217.67 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 218.04 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 218.41 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 218.78 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 219.15 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 219.52 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 219.9 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 220.27 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 220.64 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 221.01 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 221.38 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 221.75 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 222.13 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 222.5 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 222.87 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 223.25 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 223.62 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 224 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 224.37 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 224.75 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 225.12 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 225.5 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 225.87 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 226.25 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 226.63 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 227 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 227.38 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 227.76 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 228.14 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 228.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 228.89 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 229.27 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 229.65 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 230.02 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 230.4 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 230.78 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 231.16 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 231.54 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 231.93 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 232.31 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 232.68 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 233.06 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 233.44 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 233.82 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 235.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 236.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 237.45 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 238.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 239.87 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 241.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 242.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 243.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 244.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 245.9 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 248.58 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1832 | 251.25 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1833 | 253.92 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1834 | 256.59 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1835 | 259.26 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 261.92 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 264.59 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 267.25 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 269.92 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 272.58 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1841 | 275.54 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1842 | 278.49 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 281.44 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1844 | 284.4 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1845 | 287.35 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1846 | 290.3 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1847 | 293.24 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1848 | 296.19 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1849 | 299.13 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 302.08 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 305.55 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 309.07 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 312.63 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 316.23 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 319.87 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 323.55 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 327.27 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1858 | 331.04 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1859 | 334.85 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 338.7 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 342.6 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 346.55 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 350.54 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 354.57 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 358.65 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 362.78 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 366.95 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 371.18 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 375.45 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 359.25 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1871 | 730.37 tonnes | +103.3% |
| 1872 | 747.31 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1873 | 764.31 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1874 | 781.37 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 798.5 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 815.72 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 833.01 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1878 | 850.37 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 867.8 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 885.3 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1881 | 896.24 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 907.25 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 918.34 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 929.5 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 940.75 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 952.08 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 963.55 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 975.05 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 986.64 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 998.32 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 1,011 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 1,023 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 1,036 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 1,048 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 1,061 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 1,074 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 1,086 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 1,099 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 1,113 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 1,126 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 1,139 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 1,152 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 1,166 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 1,180 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 1,193 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 1,207 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 1,221 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 1,235 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 1,249 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 1,263 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 1,275 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 1,287 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 1,299 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 1,308 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 1,316 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 1,324 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 1,333 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 1,341 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 1,350 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 1,358 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1921 | 1,346 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 1,333 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 1,320 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 1,307 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 1,294 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 1,280 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 1,266 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 1,253 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 1,239 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 1,224 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1931 | 1,210 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 1,196 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 1,181 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 1,167 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 1,152 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1936 | 1,137 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 1,122 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 1,106 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1939 | 1,091 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 1,075 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1941 | 1,060 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1942 | 1,044 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 1,028 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 1,011 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 995.08 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1946 | 978.51 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 961.77 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 944.86 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 927.78 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 910.53 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 902.15 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 893.37 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 884.23 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 874.69 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 1,093 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1956 | 1,374 tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1957 | 1,361 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 1,474 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 1,488 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 1,498 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 1,755 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1962 | 1,879 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 1,964 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 2,131 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 2,140 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,510 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 3,074 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1968 | 1,889 tonnes | -38.6% |
| 1969 | 2,884 tonnes | +52.7% |
| 1970 | 4,495 tonnes | +55.9% |
| 1971 | 2,976 tonnes | -33.8% |
| 1972 | 3,777 tonnes | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 4,814 tonnes | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 3,561 tonnes | -26.0% |
| 1975 | 2,726 tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1976 | 2,590 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 2,548 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2,447 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 2,375 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2,177 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 1,821 tonnes | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 1,919 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 2,058 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 2,364 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 2,288 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 2,503 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 2,469 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 2,490 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2,633 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 3,258 tonnes | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 3,438 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 3,731 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 3,816 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3,702 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 4,247 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 4,990 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 5,960 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 6,440 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 6,860 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 4,601 tonnes | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 3,722 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 4,550 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 5,454 tonnes | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 5,880 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 5,892 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5,921 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,093 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 5,503 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 6,069 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 7,235 tonnes | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 8,223 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 8,621 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 12,700 tonnes | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 12,528 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 79,267 tonnes | +532.7% |
| 2016 | 195,387 tonnes | +146.5% |
| 2017 | 249,128 tonnes | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 251,787 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 251,336 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 246,301 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 259,038 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 256,495 tonnes | -1.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 256,495 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967 tonnes, 9.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 256,495 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332 tonnes, 4.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 | +532.7% | 12,528 tonnes | 79,267 tonnes |
| 2016 | +146.5% | 79,267 tonnes | 195,387 tonnes |
| 1871 | +103.3% | 359.25 tonnes | 730.37 tonnes |
| 1970 | +55.9% | 2,884 tonnes | 4,495 tonnes |
| 1969 | +52.7% | 1,889 tonnes | 2,884 tonnes |
| 2013 | +47.3% | 8,621 tonnes | 12,700 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 209.46 tonnes | 207.84 tonnes | 211.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 213.09 tonnes | 211.44 tonnes | 214.73 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 216.75 tonnes | 215.09 tonnes | 218.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 220.45 tonnes | 218.78 tonnes | 222.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 224.19 tonnes | 222.5 tonnes | 225.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 227.95 tonnes | 226.25 tonnes | 229.65 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 231.73 tonnes | 230.02 tonnes | 233.44 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 239.26 tonnes | 233.82 tonnes | 244.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 257.92 tonnes | 245.9 tonnes | 269.92 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 285.87 tonnes | 272.58 tonnes | 299.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 318.21 tonnes | 302.08 tonnes | 334.85 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 356.8 tonnes | 338.7 tonnes | 375.45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 754.8 tonnes | 359.25 tonnes | 867.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 935.47 tonnes | 885.3 tonnes | 986.64 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,055 tonnes | 998.32 tonnes | 1,113 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,187 tonnes | 1,126 tonnes | 1,249 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,310 tonnes | 1,263 tonnes | 1,350 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,300 tonnes | 1,239 tonnes | 1,358 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,159 tonnes | 1,091 tonnes | 1,224 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,003 tonnes | 927.78 tonnes | 1,075 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,126 tonnes | 874.69 tonnes | 1,488 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,172 tonnes | 1,498 tonnes | 3,074 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,231 tonnes | 2,375 tonnes | 4,814 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,272 tonnes | 1,821 tonnes | 2,633 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,644 tonnes | 3,258 tonnes | 6,860 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,368 tonnes | 3,722 tonnes | 6,093 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,621 tonnes | 7,235 tonnes | 251,787 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,945 tonnes | 246,301 tonnes | 259,038 tonnes | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Laos?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Laos was 256,495 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 259,038 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 207.84 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Laos rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Laos ranks 35th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,875.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.