Austria vs Laos: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Austria
3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos
3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Austria rank
97th
Laos rank
98th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Austria
  • Laos
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos, a difference of 39,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 97th and Laos ranks 98th of 201 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Laos Difference Ahead
1850s 360,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 326,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1860s 387,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 351,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1870s 464,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 419,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1880s 576,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 519,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1890s 729,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 660,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1900s 825,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 738,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1910s 807,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 695,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1920s 895,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 145,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 750,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1930s 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 189,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 903,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1940s 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 307,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1950s 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 515,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1960s 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 716,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1970s 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 801,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1980s 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
1990s 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
2000s 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
2010s 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria
2020s 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 264,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Austria or Laos?
Austria, at 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Austria and Laos?
39,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Laos?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Austria and Laos rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Austria ranks 97th and Laos ranks 98th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.