Laos vs Tunisia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Laos
3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos rank
98th
Tunisia rank
101st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Laos
- Tunisia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia, a difference of 180,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tunisia ahead.
Laos ranks 98th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 33,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 36,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 44,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 57,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 69,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1900s | 86,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 111,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 145,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 189,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 307,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 944,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 636,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 515,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 853,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 716,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 857,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 801,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 780,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 842,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,100 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 Tunisia?
- Laos, at 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Laos and Tunisia?
- 180,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Tunisia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Laos ranks 98th and Tunisia ranks 101st 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.