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
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,145 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.