Laos vs New Zealand: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Laos
2.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand
2.63 tonnes per person
in 2024
Laos rank
24th
New Zealand rank
23rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Laos
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.63 tonnes per person against 2.5 tonnes per person in Laos, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Laos ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 7 and New Zealand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 90.43 tonnes per person | 85.88 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 2.78 tonnes per person | 45.43 tonnes per person | 42.65 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 4.27 tonnes per person | 24.52 tonnes per person | 20.25 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 6.46 tonnes per person | 27.79 tonnes per person | 21.34 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 5.8 tonnes per person | 33.56 tonnes per person | 27.75 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 3.15 tonnes per person | 22.97 tonnes per person | 19.82 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 4.26 tonnes per person | 18.98 tonnes per person | 14.72 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 11.77 tonnes per person | 15.8 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 22.38 tonnes per person | 12.36 tonnes per person | 10.02 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 14.85 tonnes per person | 10.27 tonnes per person | 4.58 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 1950s | 16.18 tonnes per person | 13.83 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 1960s | 10.17 tonnes per person | 5.63 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 8.27 tonnes per person | 8.58 tonnes per person | 0.3139 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.39 tonnes per person | 6.35 tonnes per person | 0.967 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.01 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 10.35 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 6.28 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 8.18 tonnes per person | 3.75 tonnes per person | 4.44 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.15 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | 0.2249 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Laos or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.63 tonnes per person against 2.5 tonnes per person in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Laos and New Zealand?
- 0.13 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and New Zealand rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Laos ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.