Cuba vs Laos: Emissions of air pollutants

Cuba
136,600 tonnes
in 2022
Laos
143,985 tonnes
in 2022
Cuba rank
82nd
Laos rank
79th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Cuba
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 143,985 tonnes against 136,600 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 7,385 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 82nd and Laos ranks 79th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.