Human caused air pollution exposure in Laos
Laos: Human caused air pollution exposure was 26.73 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.73
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
32nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
29.62
in 2023
All-time low
20.54
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Laos, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, human caused air pollution exposure in Laos stood at 26.73.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Laos peaked at 29.62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.54, in 1999.
That places Laos 32nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.21 | — |
| 1999 | 20.54 | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 22.22 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 21.19 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 21.39 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.28 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.66 | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 26.83 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.26 | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 29.4 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 24.02 | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 24.58 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.01 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 24.2 | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 24.66 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.8 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 28.05 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 24.01 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 27.52 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 24.04 | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 23.96 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.98 | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 27.85 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.7 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 22.5 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 29.62 | +31.6% |
| 2024 | 26.73 | -9.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 26.73 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 26.73 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 4.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.88 | 20.54 | 25.21 | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.28 | 21.19 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.02 | 23.96 | 28.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.28 | 22.5 | 29.62 | 5 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.086 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.93 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9142 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Laos?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Laos was 26.73 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 29.62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.54 in 1999.
- How does Laos rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Laos ranks 32nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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