Canada vs Laos: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Canada
0.0026 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
0.0025 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
167th
Laos rank
168th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Laos
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.0030.003196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0026 kt per square kilometre against 0.0025 kt per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 167th and Laos ranks 168th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Canada
1970s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre Canada
1980s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Canada
2000s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Canada
2010s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Canada
2020s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Canada or Laos?
Canada, at 0.0026 kt per square kilometre against 0.0025 kt per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Canada and Laos?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Laos?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Laos rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 167th and Laos ranks 168th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.