Colombia vs Laos: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Colombia
0.4433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos
0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
59th
Laos rank
58th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Colombia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 59th and Laos ranks 58th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.5897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.5433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.4959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.4521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.4076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.4375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Colombia or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Colombia and Laos?
- 0.0099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Laos?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Laos rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 59th and Laos ranks 58th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.