Laos vs Rwanda: Waste — Emissions per capita

Laos
0.08 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Rwanda
0.08 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Laos rank
192nd
Rwanda rank
192nd

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Rwanda
00.020.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.08 t CO2eq/cap against 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in Rwanda, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Laos ranks 192nd and Rwanda ranks 192nd of 222 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 0.057 t CO2eq/cap 0.007 t CO2eq/cap Rwanda
2000s 0.056 t CO2eq/cap 0.069 t CO2eq/cap 0.013 t CO2eq/cap Rwanda
2010s 0.071 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.009 t CO2eq/cap Rwanda
2020s 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Laos or Rwanda?
Laos, at 0.08 t CO2eq/cap against 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Laos and Rwanda?
0 t CO2eq/cap, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Laos and Rwanda rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Laos ranks 192nd and Rwanda ranks 192nd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.