Laos vs Thailand: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Laos
5.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Thailand
5.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Laos rank
54th
Thailand rank
57th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 5.64 tonnes per person against 5.3 tonnes per person in Thailand, a difference of 0.34 tonnes per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 57th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 10.24 tonnes per person 7.96 tonnes per person 2.28 tonnes per person Laos
1970s 8.39 tonnes per person 9.92 tonnes per person 1.53 tonnes per person Thailand
1980s 5.44 tonnes per person 5.72 tonnes per person 0.2878 tonnes per person Thailand
1990s 5.15 tonnes per person 3.96 tonnes per person 1.18 tonnes per person Laos
2000s 10.61 tonnes per person 4.66 tonnes per person 5.95 tonnes per person Laos
2010s 9.65 tonnes per person 5 tonnes per person 4.65 tonnes per person Laos
2020s 6.09 tonnes per person 5.32 tonnes per person 0.7674 tonnes per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Laos or Thailand?
Laos, at 5.64 tonnes per person against 5.3 tonnes per person in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Laos and Thailand?
0.34 tonnes per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Thailand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Laos and Thailand rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Laos ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 57th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.