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
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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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.