Japan vs Laos: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Japan
8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos
7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
53rd
Laos rank
55th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Japan
- Laos
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos, a difference of 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Japan ranks 53rd and Laos ranks 55th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1860s | 0.7215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1870s | 0.8103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1880s | 0.9721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1890s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1900s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1910s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1920s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1930s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1950s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1960s | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 9.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Japan or Laos?
- Japan, at 8.14 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Japan and Laos?
- 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Laos rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Japan ranks 53rd and Laos ranks 55th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.