Laos vs United States: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq)
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Laos
- United States
How they compare
Laos currently reports 20,740 kt against 19,194 kt in United States, a difference of 1,546 kt.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Laos ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd of 256 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,855 kt | 68,611 kt | 58,756 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 12,308 kt | 6,864 kt | 5,443 kt | Laos |
| 2010s | 17,340 kt | 39,568 kt | 22,228 kt | United States |
| 2020s | 18,576 kt | 39,124 kt | 20,549 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land-use change — emissions (co2eq), Laos or United States?
- Laos, at 20,740 kt against 19,194 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land-use change — emissions (co2eq) between Laos and United States?
- 1,546 kt, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Laos and United States rank globally for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
- Laos ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd of 256 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf