Laos vs Nicaragua: Nitrous oxide emissions

Laos
3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nicaragua
3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos rank
98th
Nicaragua rank
99th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Laos
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nicaragua, a difference of 100,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1850s 33,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Laos
1860s 36,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Laos
1870s 44,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Laos
1880s 57,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Laos
1890s 69,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 70,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 878.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1900s 86,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 124,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1910s 111,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1920s 145,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 178,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1930s 189,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 191,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1940s 307,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 356,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1950s 515,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 695,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 180,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1960s 716,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 410,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1970s 801,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 802,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1980s 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 484,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
1990s 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 131,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
2000s 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 260,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
2010s 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 168,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nicaragua
2020s 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Laos or Nicaragua?
Laos, at 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Laos and Nicaragua?
100,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Laos and Nicaragua rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Laos ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 99th 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.