Jamaica vs Laos: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Jamaica
0.395 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Laos
0.4103 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Jamaica rank
22nd
Laos rank
21st
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ against 0.395 kilograms per international-$ in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0153 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 22nd and Laos ranks 21st of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.243 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2074 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.3564 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0887 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2677 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4738 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.5089 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4681 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.5465 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0797 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4668 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.5497 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0883 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4614 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.4159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2476 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1683 kilograms per international-$ | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.3827 kilograms per international-$ | 0.395 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0123 kilograms per international-$ | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Jamaica or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ against 0.395 kilograms per international-$ in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Jamaica and Laos?
- 0.0153 kilograms per international-$, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Laos rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd and Laos ranks 21st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).