Laos vs Switzerland: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Laos
3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos rank
97th
Switzerland rank
95th

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

  • Laos
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos, a difference of 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 95th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Switzerland Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Laos
1860s 0.5977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Laos
1870s 0.6746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Laos
1880s 0.6492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1890s 0.5884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1900s 0.6146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1910s 0.7831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1920s 0.9681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1930s 0.9911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1940s 0.6702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1950s 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1960s 0.2577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1970s 0.2406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1980s 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1990s 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2000s 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2010s 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2020s 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Laos or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Laos and Switzerland?
0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Switzerland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Laos and Switzerland rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Laos ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 95th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.