Costa Rica vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Costa Rica
439.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Laos
425.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Laos rank
24th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Laos
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 439.71 tonnes per person against 425.86 tonnes per person in Laos, a difference of 13.85 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Laos ranks 24th of 194 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 879.1 tonnes per person 536.54 tonnes per person 342.56 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1970s 825.73 tonnes per person 501.03 tonnes per person 324.7 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1980s 781.16 tonnes per person 460.34 tonnes per person 320.82 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1990s 629.65 tonnes per person 394.98 tonnes per person 234.67 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 525.2 tonnes per person 401.19 tonnes per person 124.01 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 470.27 tonnes per person 441.16 tonnes per person 29.12 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 444.3 tonnes per person 431.96 tonnes per person 12.33 tonnes per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Costa Rica or Laos?
Costa Rica, at 439.71 tonnes per person against 425.86 tonnes per person in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Costa Rica and Laos?
13.85 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Laos ranks 24th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.