Kazakhstan vs Laos: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement

Kazakhstan
4.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
4.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
35th
Laos rank
32nd

Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Laos
02.0M4.0M6.0M192819762024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 4.88 million tonnes against 4.46 million tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 426,420 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 35th and Laos ranks 32nd of 211 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 937,236 tonnes 0 tonnes 937,236 tonnes Kazakhstan
1960s 2.22 million tonnes 0 tonnes 2.22 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1970s 3.05 million tonnes 0 tonnes 3.05 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1980s 1.84 million tonnes 0 tonnes 1.84 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1990s 174,902 tonnes 17,988 tonnes 156,914 tonnes Kazakhstan
2000s 387,813 tonnes 131,148 tonnes 256,665 tonnes Kazakhstan
2010s 2.92 million tonnes 1.10 million tonnes 1.82 million tonnes Kazakhstan
2020s 4.33 million tonnes 4.50 million tonnes 167,898 tonnes Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Kazakhstan or Laos?
Laos, at 4.88 million tonnes against 4.46 million tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Kazakhstan and Laos?
426,420 tonnes, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Laos?
68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Laos rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
Kazakhstan ranks 35th and Laos ranks 32nd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.