Ireland vs Laos: Greenhouse gas emissions
Ireland
60.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos
61.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ireland rank
84th
Laos rank
81st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Ireland
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 61.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland, a difference of 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 84th and Laos ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 16 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 39.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1860s | 33.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1870s | 34.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1880s | 33.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1890s | 28.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1900s | 27.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1910s | 29.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1920s | 23.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1930s | 23.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1940s | 27.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1950s | 32.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1960s | 41.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1970s | 55.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1980s | 58.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1990s | 65.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2000s | 82.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2010s | 69.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 2020s | 62.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Ireland or Laos?
- Laos, at 61.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Ireland and Laos?
- 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Laos rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ireland ranks 84th and Laos ranks 81st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.