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
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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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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.