Finland vs Laos: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Finland
97.94 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Laos
105.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Finland rank
131st
Laos rank
128th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Finland
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 105.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 97.94 tonnes per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 131st and Laos ranks 128th of 204 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.859 tonnes per square kilometre | 82.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1970s | 155.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 154.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1980s | 164.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.835 tonnes per square kilometre | 163.63 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1990s | 192.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 189.96 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2000s | 207.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 201.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2010s | 163.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 118.84 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2020s | 114.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 96.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Finland or Laos?
- Laos, at 105.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 97.94 tonnes per square kilometre in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Finland and Laos?
- 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Laos rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 131st and Laos ranks 128th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.