Laos vs Netherlands: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Laos
7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos rank
54th
Netherlands rank
53rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Laos
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos, a difference of 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 53rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1860s | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1880s | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1890s | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1900s | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 13.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1930s | 22.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 15.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1950s | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1960s | 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 10.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.9 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 Netherlands?
- 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Netherlands rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Laos ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 53rd of 198 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.