Congo vs Laos: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Congo

17.33 million tonnes

in 2024

Laos

19.45 million tonnes

in 2024

Congo rank

38th

Laos rank

36th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

Laos currently reports 19.45 million tonnes against 17.33 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 2.12 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.

Congo ranks 38th and Laos ranks 36th of 197 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.