Americas vs Laos: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2)
Americas
0.162 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Laos
0.303 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Americas rank
19th
Laos rank
22nd
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) over time
- Americas
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.303 kg per constant US$ against 0.162 kg per constant US$ in Americas, a difference of 0.141 kg per constant US$.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.9 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 19th and Laos ranks 22nd of 36 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2719 kg per constant US$ | 0.0602 kg per constant US$ | 0.2117 kg per constant US$ | Americas |
| 2010s | 0.2104 kg per constant US$ | 0.1791 kg per constant US$ | 0.0313 kg per constant US$ | Americas |
| 2020s | 0.1698 kg per constant US$ | 0.3004 kg per constant US$ | 0.1307 kg per constant US$ | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp, Americas or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.303 kg per constant US$ against 0.162 kg per constant US$ in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Americas and Laos?
- 0.141 kg per constant US$, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Laos rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Americas ranks 19th and Laos ranks 22nd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.