Laos vs Romania: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Laos
1.0%
in 2024
Romania
1.0%
in 2024
Laos rank
139th
Romania rank
138th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Laos
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 139th and Romania ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.6% | 8.4% | 31.2% | Laos |
| 1960s | 20.3% | 8.3% | 12.1% | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 5.8% | 5.2% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 1990s | 17.4% | -8.1% | 25.5% | Laos |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 0.1% | 12.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 25.5% | -1.2% | 26.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 6.1% | -2.1% | 8.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Laos or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Laos and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Romania?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Romania rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Laos ranks 139th and Romania ranks 138th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.