Bolivia vs Laos: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
2.09 tonnes per person
in 2023
Laos
1.93 tonnes per person
in 2023
Bolivia rank
85th
Laos rank
88th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Laos
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.09 tonnes per person against 1.93 tonnes per person in Laos, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per person.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 85th and Laos ranks 88th of 120 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 tonnes per person | 0.2252 tonnes per person | 0.9775 tonnes per person | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 0.5651 tonnes per person | 0.5728 tonnes per person | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.8004 tonnes per person | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 0.2628 tonnes per person | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Bolivia or Laos?
- Bolivia, at 2.09 tonnes per person against 1.93 tonnes per person in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Laos?
- 0.16 tonnes per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Laos?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Laos rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 85th and Laos ranks 88th of 120 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.