Sulphur dioxide and coal in Laos
Laos: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 256,495 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
256,495
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
35th
of 220 countries
All-time high
259,038
in 2021
All-time low
207.84
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Laos, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal in Laos is 256,495, 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, sulphur dioxide and coal in Laos peaked at 259,038 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 207.84, 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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 207.84 | — |
| 1751 | 208.2 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 208.56 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 208.92 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 209.28 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 209.64 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 210 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 210.36 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 210.72 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 211.08 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 211.44 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 211.81 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 212.18 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 212.54 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 212.91 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 213.27 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 213.63 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 214 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 214.36 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 214.73 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 215.09 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 215.46 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 215.83 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 216.2 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 216.57 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 216.94 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 217.31 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 217.67 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 218.04 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 218.41 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 218.78 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 219.15 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 219.52 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 219.9 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 220.27 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 220.64 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 221.01 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 221.38 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 221.75 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 222.13 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 222.5 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 222.87 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 223.25 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 223.62 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 224 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 224.37 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 224.75 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 225.12 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 225.5 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 225.87 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 226.25 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 226.63 | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 227 | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 227.38 | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 227.76 | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 228.14 | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 228.51 | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 228.89 | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 229.27 | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 229.65 | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 230.02 | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 230.4 | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 230.78 | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 231.16 | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 231.54 | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 231.93 | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 232.31 | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 232.68 | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 233.06 | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 233.44 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 233.82 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 235.03 | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 236.24 | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 237.45 | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 238.66 | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 239.87 | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 241.08 | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 242.28 | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 243.49 | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 244.7 | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 245.9 | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 248.58 | +1.1% |
| 1832 | 251.25 | +1.1% |
| 1833 | 253.92 | +1.1% |
| 1834 | 256.59 | +1.1% |
| 1835 | 259.26 | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 261.92 | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 264.59 | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 267.25 | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 269.92 | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 272.58 | +1.0% |
| 1841 | 275.54 | +1.1% |
| 1842 | 278.49 | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 281.44 | +1.1% |
| 1844 | 284.4 | +1.0% |
| 1845 | 287.35 | +1.0% |
| 1846 | 290.3 | +1.0% |
| 1847 | 293.24 | +1.0% |
| 1848 | 296.19 | +1.0% |
| 1849 | 299.13 | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 302.08 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 305.55 | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 309.07 | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 312.63 | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 316.23 | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 319.87 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 323.55 | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 327.27 | +1.2% |
| 1858 | 331.04 | +1.2% |
| 1859 | 334.85 | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 338.7 | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 342.6 | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 346.55 | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 350.54 | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 354.57 | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 358.65 | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 362.78 | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 366.95 | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 371.18 | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 375.45 | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 359.25 | -4.3% |
| 1871 | 730.37 | +103.3% |
| 1872 | 747.31 | +2.3% |
| 1873 | 764.31 | +2.3% |
| 1874 | 781.37 | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 798.5 | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 815.72 | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 833.01 | +2.1% |
| 1878 | 850.37 | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 867.8 | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 885.3 | +2.0% |
| 1881 | 896.24 | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 907.25 | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 918.34 | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 929.5 | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 940.75 | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 952.08 | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 963.55 | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 975.05 | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 986.64 | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 998.32 | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 1,011 | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 1,023 | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 1,036 | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 1,048 | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 1,061 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 1,074 | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 1,086 | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 1,099 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 1,113 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 1,126 | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 1,139 | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 1,152 | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 1,166 | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 1,180 | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 1,193 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 1,207 | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 1,221 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 1,235 | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 1,249 | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 1,263 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 1,275 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 1,287 | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 1,299 | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 1,308 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 1,316 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 1,324 | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 1,333 | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 1,341 | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 1,350 | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 1,358 | +0.6% |
| 1921 | 1,346 | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 1,333 | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 1,320 | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 1,307 | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 1,294 | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 1,280 | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 1,266 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 1,253 | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 1,239 | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 1,224 | -1.2% |
| 1931 | 1,210 | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 1,196 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 1,181 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 1,167 | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 1,152 | -1.3% |
| 1936 | 1,137 | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 1,122 | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 1,106 | -1.4% |
| 1939 | 1,091 | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 1,075 | -1.4% |
| 1941 | 1,060 | -1.5% |
| 1942 | 1,044 | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 1,028 | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 1,011 | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 995.08 | -1.6% |
| 1946 | 978.51 | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 961.77 | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 944.86 | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 927.78 | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 910.53 | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 902.15 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 893.37 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 884.23 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 874.69 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 1,093 | +25.0% |
| 1956 | 1,374 | +25.7% |
| 1957 | 1,361 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 1,474 | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 1,488 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 1,498 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 1,755 | +17.1% |
| 1962 | 1,879 | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 1,964 | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 2,131 | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 2,140 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,510 | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 3,074 | +22.5% |
| 1968 | 1,889 | -38.6% |
| 1969 | 2,884 | +52.7% |
| 1970 | 4,495 | +55.9% |
| 1971 | 2,976 | -33.8% |
| 1972 | 3,777 | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 4,814 | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 3,561 | -26.0% |
| 1975 | 2,726 | -23.4% |
| 1976 | 2,590 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 2,548 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2,447 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 2,375 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2,177 | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 1,821 | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 1,919 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 2,058 | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 2,364 | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 2,288 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 2,503 | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 2,469 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 2,490 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2,633 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 3,258 | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 3,438 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 3,731 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 3,816 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3,702 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 4,247 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 4,990 | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 5,960 | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 6,440 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 6,860 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 4,601 | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 3,722 | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 4,550 | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 5,454 | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 5,880 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 5,892 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5,921 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,093 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 5,503 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 6,069 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 7,235 | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 8,223 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 8,621 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 12,700 | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 12,528 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 79,267 | +532.7% |
| 2016 | 195,387 | +146.5% |
| 2017 | 249,128 | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 251,787 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 251,336 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 246,301 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 259,038 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 256,495 | -1.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 256,495 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967, 9.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 256,495 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332, 4.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal 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 | 79,267 |
| 2016 | +146.5% | 79,267 | 195,387 |
| 1871 | +103.3% | 359.25 | 730.37 |
| 1970 | +55.9% | 2,884 | 4,495 |
| 1969 | +52.7% | 1,889 | 2,884 |
| 2013 | +47.3% | 8,621 | 12,700 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 209.46 | 207.84 | 211.08 | 10 |
| 1760s | 213.09 | 211.44 | 214.73 | 10 |
| 1770s | 216.75 | 215.09 | 218.41 | 10 |
| 1780s | 220.45 | 218.78 | 222.13 | 10 |
| 1790s | 224.19 | 222.5 | 225.87 | 10 |
| 1800s | 227.95 | 226.25 | 229.65 | 10 |
| 1810s | 231.73 | 230.02 | 233.44 | 10 |
| 1820s | 239.26 | 233.82 | 244.7 | 10 |
| 1830s | 257.92 | 245.9 | 269.92 | 10 |
| 1840s | 285.87 | 272.58 | 299.13 | 10 |
| 1850s | 318.21 | 302.08 | 334.85 | 10 |
| 1860s | 356.8 | 338.7 | 375.45 | 10 |
| 1870s | 754.8 | 359.25 | 867.8 | 10 |
| 1880s | 935.47 | 885.3 | 986.64 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,055 | 998.32 | 1,113 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,187 | 1,126 | 1,249 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,310 | 1,263 | 1,350 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,300 | 1,239 | 1,358 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,159 | 1,091 | 1,224 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,003 | 927.78 | 1,075 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,126 | 874.69 | 1,488 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,172 | 1,498 | 3,074 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,231 | 2,375 | 4,814 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,272 | 1,821 | 2,633 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,644 | 3,258 | 6,860 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,368 | 3,722 | 6,093 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,621 | 7,235 | 251,787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,945 | 246,301 | 259,038 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Laos
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (2023)
- Fuel exports 1.8% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 20.2% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Laos?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Laos was 256,495 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 259,038 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 207.84 in 1750.
- How does Laos rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Laos ranks 35th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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