Laos vs New Zealand: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Laos
0.1%
in 2024
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2024
Laos rank
74th
New Zealand rank
71st
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Laos
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was New Zealand ahead.
Laos ranks 74th and New Zealand ranks 71st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Laos or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Laos and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and New Zealand?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Laos and New Zealand rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Laos ranks 74th and New Zealand ranks 71st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.