Laos vs Uzbekistan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Laos
0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uzbekistan
0.4329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos rank
58th
Uzbekistan rank
60th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Laos
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.0203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Laos ranks 58th and Uzbekistan ranks 60th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Uzbekistan in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1860s 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1870s 0.0546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1880s 0.0573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1890s 0.0558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1900s 0.0648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1910s 0.0965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1920s 0.1522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1930s 0.2113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1940s 0.2442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1950s 0.2741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1960s 0.3021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1970s 0.272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1980s 0.3214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
1990s 0.3421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uzbekistan
2000s 0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Laos
2010s 0.4118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Laos
2020s 0.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Laos or Uzbekistan?
Laos, at 0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Laos and Uzbekistan?
0.0203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uzbekistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Laos and Uzbekistan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Laos ranks 58th and Uzbekistan ranks 60th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.