Georgia vs Laos: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Georgia
3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos
3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Georgia rank
95th
Laos rank
98th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Georgia
- Laos
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos, a difference of 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Georgia ranks 95th and Laos ranks 98th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 9 and Laos in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1860s | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1870s | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1880s | 0.428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1890s | 0.4835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1900s | 0.5557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1920s | 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1930s | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1960s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1970s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1980s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 2000s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 2010s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 2020s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Georgia or Laos?
- Georgia, at 3.89 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Georgia and Laos?
- 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Laos rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Georgia ranks 95th and Laos ranks 98th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.