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

Laos
19.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Liberia
24.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos rank
36th
Liberia rank
34th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Laos
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 24.26 million tonnes against 19.45 million tonnes in Laos, a difference of 4.81 million tonnes.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.

Laos ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 34th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 13 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Liberia Difference Ahead
1850s 2.94 million tonnes 13.42 million tonnes 10.48 million tonnes Liberia
1860s 1.95 million tonnes 4.94 million tonnes 2.99 million tonnes Liberia
1870s 3.48 million tonnes 2.79 million tonnes 694,635 tonnes Laos
1880s 6.54 million tonnes 2.76 million tonnes 3.78 million tonnes Laos
1890s 7.24 million tonnes 2.76 million tonnes 4.48 million tonnes Laos
1900s 4.24 million tonnes 4.90 million tonnes 658,228 tonnes Liberia
1910s 4.93 million tonnes 5.55 million tonnes 613,175 tonnes Liberia
1920s 11.18 million tonnes 9.02 million tonnes 2.16 million tonnes Laos
1930s 20.02 million tonnes 10.28 million tonnes 9.74 million tonnes Laos
1940s 18.01 million tonnes 36.78 million tonnes 18.78 million tonnes Liberia
1950s 30.96 million tonnes 15.07 million tonnes 15.89 million tonnes Laos
1960s 23.41 million tonnes 3.70 million tonnes 19.71 million tonnes Laos
1970s 24.42 million tonnes 4.39 million tonnes 20.04 million tonnes Laos
1980s 19.87 million tonnes 6.43 million tonnes 13.44 million tonnes Laos
1990s 24.52 million tonnes 11.99 million tonnes 12.54 million tonnes Laos
2000s 60.67 million tonnes 23.60 million tonnes 37.07 million tonnes Laos
2010s 54.65 million tonnes 29.18 million tonnes 25.47 million tonnes Laos
2020s 23.73 million tonnes 23.51 million tonnes 224,740 tonnes Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Laos or Liberia?
Liberia, at 24.26 million tonnes against 19.45 million tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Laos and Liberia?
4.81 million tonnes, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Liberia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Laos and Liberia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Laos ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 34th 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

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

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