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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Democratic Republic of Congo
238.70 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
243.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
125th
Laos rank
123rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 243.01 million tonnes against 238.70 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4.31 million tonnes.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 125th and Laos ranks 123rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.