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
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-$.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 68 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 19th and Laos ranks 21st of 164 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5121 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4765 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 1960s | 0.6878 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0887 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5991 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 1970s | 0.8063 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6832 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 1980s | 0.7376 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6968 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 1990s | 0.6919 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0797 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6122 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 2000s | 0.655 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0883 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5667 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 2010s | 0.5667 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2476 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3191 kilograms per international-$ | China |
| 2020s | 0.4388 kilograms per international-$ | 0.395 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0438 kilograms per international-$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, China or Laos?
- China, at 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ in Laos as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between China and Laos?
- 0.024 kilograms per international-$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do China and Laos rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- China ranks 19th and Laos ranks 21st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).