Congo vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Congo
0.1838 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos
0.2005 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Congo rank
14th
Laos rank
12th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.2005 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1838 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 14th and Laos ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.62 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5956 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.974 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.44 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4621 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.5148 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.8812 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3664 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.1913 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2379 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0466 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1978 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1922 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Congo or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.2005 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1838 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Congo and Laos?
- 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Congo ranks 14th and Laos ranks 12th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.