India vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
India
14,136 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
14,252 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
52nd
Laos rank
51st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 14,252 tonnes per square kilometre against 14,136 tonnes per square kilometre in India, a difference of 116 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 52nd and Laos ranks 51st of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,564 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,518 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,047 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 11,538 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,423 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,115 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 12,348 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,374 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,974 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 12,936 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,285 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,651 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 13,370 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,152 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,217 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 13,847 tonnes per square kilometre | 12,944 tonnes per square kilometre | 902.41 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 14,118 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,096 tonnes per square kilometre | 22 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, India or Laos?
- Laos, at 14,252 tonnes per square kilometre against 14,136 tonnes per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between India and Laos?
- 116 tonnes per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Laos?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 52nd and Laos ranks 51st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.