Greenland vs Laos: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Greenland
0.968 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
98th
Laos rank
97th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Greenland
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.968 metric tons per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 98th and Laos ranks 97th of 215 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1742 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0754 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0988 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
1970s 0.4226 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0919 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3307 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
1980s 0.5381 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1127 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4255 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
1990s 0.713 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1616 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5514 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
2000s 0.9243 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3897 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5347 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
2010s 0.9449 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6631 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2818 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
2020s 0.9284 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9161 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0123 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Greenland or Laos?
Laos, at 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.968 metric tons per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Greenland and Laos?
0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Laos?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Laos rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Greenland ranks 98th and Laos ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.