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
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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About this data
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.