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China vs Laos: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

China
0.4343 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Laos
0.4103 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
China rank
19th
Laos rank
21st

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • China
  • Laos
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ in Laos, a difference of 0.024 kilograms per international-$.

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

Across all 68 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 19th and Laos ranks 21st of 164 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).