Bolivia vs Laos: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
28.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
24.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
79th
Laos rank
82nd
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Laos
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 28.71 million tonnes against 24.40 million tonnes in Laos, a difference of 4.31 million tonnes.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 79th and Laos ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 981,101 tonnes | 58,624 tonnes | 922,477 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 1.56 million tonnes | 186,498 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 3.89 million tonnes | 345,149 tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 4.33 million tonnes | 192,726 tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 10.58 million tonnes | 677,209 tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 11.38 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 9.83 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 19.46 million tonnes | 10.20 million tonnes | 9.25 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 23.38 million tonnes | 22.25 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Bolivia or Laos?
- Bolivia, at 28.71 million tonnes against 24.40 million tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Laos?
- 4.31 million tonnes, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Laos?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Laos rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 79th and Laos ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.