Laos vs Serbia: Nitrous oxide emissions

Laos
3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Serbia
3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos rank
98th
Serbia rank
95th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Laos
  • Serbia
02.0M4.0M6.0M185019372024

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos, a difference of 360,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Serbia ahead.

Laos ranks 98th and Serbia ranks 95th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Serbia Difference Ahead
1850s 33,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 223,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 189,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1860s 36,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 239,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 203,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1870s 44,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 291,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 247,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1880s 57,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 369,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 311,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1890s 69,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 343,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 273,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1900s 86,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 309,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 222,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1910s 111,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 482,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 370,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1920s 145,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 963,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1930s 189,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1940s 307,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1950s 515,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1960s 716,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1970s 801,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1980s 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1990s 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
2000s 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
2010s 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 880,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
2020s 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 266,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Laos or Serbia?
Serbia, at 3.88 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 Laos and Serbia?
360,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Serbia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Laos and Serbia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Laos ranks 98th and Serbia ranks 95th 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.