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