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

Laos
0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
1.09 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
97th
Latvia rank
96th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Laos
  • Latvia
0123196519942023

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.1189 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 97th and Latvia ranks 96th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1711 metric tons per square kilometre 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre Latvia
2000s 0.3897 metric tons per square kilometre 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre Latvia
2010s 0.6631 metric tons per square kilometre 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre Latvia
2020s 0.9161 metric tons per square kilometre 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1214 metric tons per square kilometre Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Laos or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Laos and Latvia?
0.1189 metric tons per square kilometre, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latvia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Laos and Latvia rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 97th and Latvia ranks 96th 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.