Laos vs Rwanda: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector

Laos

10.44 kilograms per person

in 2023

Rwanda

13.62 kilograms per person

in 2023

Laos rank

163rd

Rwanda rank

162nd

Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector over time

Rwanda currently reports 13.62 kilograms per person against 10.44 kilograms per person in Laos, a difference of 3.18 kilograms per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Laos ranks 163rd and Rwanda ranks 162nd of 187 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.