Laos vs Turkey: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Laos
5.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkey
5.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Laos rank
55th
Turkey rank
54th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Laos
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.76 tonnes per person against 5.64 tonnes per person in Laos, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 55th and Turkey ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.25 tonnes per person | 6.11 tonnes per person | 14.14 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 1960s | 10.24 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 6.24 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 8.39 tonnes per person | 3.34 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 5.44 tonnes per person | 2.87 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.15 tonnes per person | 3.43 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 10.61 tonnes per person | 3.97 tonnes per person | 6.64 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 9.65 tonnes per person | 4.61 tonnes per person | 5.04 tonnes per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 6.09 tonnes per person | 5.34 tonnes per person | 0.7447 tonnes per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Laos or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.76 tonnes per person against 5.64 tonnes per person in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Laos and Turkey?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Turkey?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Turkey rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Laos ranks 55th and Turkey ranks 54th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.