Grenada vs Laos: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Grenada
3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos
3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Grenada rank
101st
Laos rank
98th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Grenada
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Grenada, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Grenada ranks 101st and Laos ranks 98th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1860s | 0.3658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1870s | 0.329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1880s | 0.2891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1890s | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1900s | 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1920s | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1930s | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1950s | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 1970s | 0.7376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 1980s | 0.9948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 2010s | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 2020s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
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, Grenada or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Grenada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Grenada and Laos?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Grenada and Laos rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Grenada ranks 101st 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.