Afghanistan vs Laos: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Afghanistan
18.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
19.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
37th
Laos rank
36th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Afghanistan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 19.45 million tonnes against 18.25 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.20 million tonnes.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Laos ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.90 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | 34,943 tonnes | Laos |
| 1860s | 3.02 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 3.79 million tonnes | 3.48 million tonnes | 308,383 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.83 million tonnes | 6.54 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1890s | 5.44 million tonnes | 7.24 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1900s | 5.80 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 6.28 million tonnes | 4.93 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 6.20 million tonnes | 11.18 million tonnes | 4.98 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1930s | 5.81 million tonnes | 20.02 million tonnes | 14.21 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1940s | 5.88 million tonnes | 18.01 million tonnes | 12.12 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1950s | 11.32 million tonnes | 30.96 million tonnes | 19.63 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1960s | 10.74 million tonnes | 23.41 million tonnes | 12.67 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1970s | 4.08 million tonnes | 24.42 million tonnes | 20.34 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.72 million tonnes | 19.87 million tonnes | 18.15 million tonnes | Laos |
| 1990s | -669,838 tonnes | 24.52 million tonnes | 25.19 million tonnes | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.74 million tonnes | 60.67 million tonnes | 58.93 million tonnes | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.92 million tonnes | 54.65 million tonnes | 52.73 million tonnes | Laos |
| 2020s | 10.88 million tonnes | 23.73 million tonnes | 12.86 million tonnes | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Afghanistan or Laos?
- Laos, at 19.45 million tonnes against 18.25 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Afghanistan and Laos?
- 1.20 million tonnes, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Laos ranks 36th of 197 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 land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.