Costa Rica vs Laos: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Costa Rica
287,922 tonnes
in 2024
Laos
242,858 tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Laos rank
66th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 287,922 tonnes against 242,858 tonnes in Laos, a difference of 45,064 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Laos ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9,160 tonnes | 12,824 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | Laos |
| 1960s | 76,146 tonnes | 24,182 tonnes | 51,963 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 163,393 tonnes | -9,526 tonnes | 172,919 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 14,970 tonnes | 732.8 tonnes | 14,237 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 248,562 tonnes | 61,485 tonnes | 187,077 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 227,770 tonnes | 182,178 tonnes | 45,593 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -3,273 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Laos |
| 2020s | 220,011 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 992,001 tonnes | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Costa Rica or Laos?
- Costa Rica, at 287,922 tonnes against 242,858 tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 45,064 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Laos ranks 66th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.