Dominican Republic vs Laos: Nitrous oxide emissions

Dominican Republic
3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos
3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
96th
Laos rank
98th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Laos
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos, a difference of 235,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 96th and Laos ranks 98th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Laos Difference Ahead
1850s 58,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1860s 63,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1870s 72,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1880s 82,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1890s 103,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1900s 150,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1910s 195,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1920s 202,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 145,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1930s 217,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 189,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1940s 353,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 307,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1950s 632,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 515,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1960s 971,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 716,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 255,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1970s 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 801,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 625,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1980s 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 451,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
1990s 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 406,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
2000s 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 500,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
2010s 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 287,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic
2020s 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 274,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Dominican Republic or Laos?
Dominican Republic, at 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Dominican Republic and Laos?
235,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Laos?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Laos rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Dominican Republic ranks 96th 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 Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
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.