Laos vs World: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Laos
0.0007 kt per person
in 2023
World
0 kt per person
in 2023
Laos rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Laos
  • World
000.0010.0010.001199020062023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0007 kt per person against 0 kt per person in World, a difference of 0.0007 kt per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 37.3 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 199 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0005 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Laos
2000s 0.0004 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Laos
2010s 0.0003 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Laos
2020s 0.0004 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Laos or World?
Laos, at 0.0007 kt per person against 0 kt per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Laos and World?
0.0007 kt per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Laos and World rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Laos ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.