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