Ethiopia vs Laos: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Ethiopia
266,630 tonnes
in 2024
Laos
242,858 tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
64th
Laos rank
66th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Laos
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 266,630 tonnes against 242,858 tonnes in Laos, a difference of 23,772 tonnes.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Laos ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 64th and Laos ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27,488 tonnes | 12,824 tonnes | 14,664 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 132,944 tonnes | 24,182 tonnes | 108,761 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 17,770 tonnes | -9,526 tonnes | 27,296 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 94,998 tonnes | 732.8 tonnes | 94,265 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 30,016 tonnes | 61,485 tonnes | 31,469 tonnes | Laos |
| 2000s | 335,917 tonnes | 182,178 tonnes | 153,739 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 494,873 tonnes | Laos |
| 2020s | 132,029 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Ethiopia or Laos?
- Ethiopia, at 266,630 tonnes against 242,858 tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Ethiopia and Laos?
- 23,772 tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Laos?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Laos rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th 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.