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