Laos vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC

Laos
0.0099 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Africa
0.01 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Laos rank
144th
South Africa rank
141st

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC over time

  • Laos
  • South Africa
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012196119902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.01 units per square kilometre against 0.0099 units per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Laos ranks 144th and South Africa ranks 141st of 206 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0088 units per square kilometre 0.0058 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.0108 units per square kilometre 0.0049 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.0109 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0093 units per square kilometre 0.0107 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc, Laos or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.01 units per square kilometre against 0.0099 units per square kilometre in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc between Laos and South Africa?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Laos and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc?
Laos ranks 144th and South Africa ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.