Afghanistan vs Laos: Cumulative co emissions

Afghanistan
242.63 million
in 2024
Laos
243.01 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
124th
Laos rank
123rd

Cumulative co emissions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Laos
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M194919862024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 243.01 million against 242.63 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 373,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 124th and Laos ranks 123rd of 215 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 1.18 million 152,422 1.03 million Afghanistan
1960s 5.91 million 1.13 million 4.77 million Afghanistan
1970s 20.64 million 4.39 million 16.25 million Afghanistan
1980s 43.49 million 6.61 million 36.88 million Afghanistan
1990s 65.44 million 10.94 million 54.50 million Afghanistan
2000s 80.46 million 21.39 million 59.06 million Afghanistan
2010s 147.02 million 66.72 million 80.30 million Afghanistan
2020s 221.62 million 195.61 million 26.02 million Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co emissions, Afghanistan or Laos?
Laos, at 243.01 million against 242.63 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co emissions between Afghanistan and Laos?
373,000, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for cumulative co emissions?
Afghanistan ranks 124th and Laos ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative co emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed