Finland vs Laos: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Finland
0.0536 tonnes per person
in 2022
Laos
0.0538 tonnes per person
in 2022
Finland rank
79th
Laos rank
77th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Finland
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0538 tonnes per person against 0.0536 tonnes per person in Finland, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 79th and Laos ranks 77th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0975 tonnes per person 0.0398 tonnes per person 0.0578 tonnes per person Finland
1970s 0.1148 tonnes per person 0.0309 tonnes per person 0.084 tonnes per person Finland
1980s 0.1229 tonnes per person 0.0312 tonnes per person 0.0917 tonnes per person Finland
1990s 0.1298 tonnes per person 0.0455 tonnes per person 0.0843 tonnes per person Finland
2000s 0.0957 tonnes per person 0.0669 tonnes per person 0.0289 tonnes per person Finland
2010s 0.066 tonnes per person 0.062 tonnes per person 0.0041 tonnes per person Finland
2020s 0.054 tonnes per person 0.0549 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Finland or Laos?
Laos, at 0.0538 tonnes per person against 0.0536 tonnes per person in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Finland and Laos?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Laos?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Finland and Laos rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Finland ranks 79th and Laos ranks 77th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.