Afghanistan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Afghanistan
242.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
243.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
124th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
123rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 243.01 million tonnes against 242.63 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 373,000 tonnes.

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

Afghanistan ranks 124th and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 1.18 million tonnes 152,422 tonnes 1.03 million tonnes Afghanistan
1960s 5.91 million tonnes 1.13 million tonnes 4.77 million tonnes Afghanistan
1970s 20.64 million tonnes 4.39 million tonnes 16.25 million tonnes Afghanistan
1980s 43.49 million tonnes 6.61 million tonnes 36.88 million tonnes Afghanistan
1990s 65.44 million tonnes 10.94 million tonnes 54.50 million tonnes Afghanistan
2000s 80.46 million tonnes 21.39 million tonnes 59.06 million tonnes Afghanistan
2010s 147.02 million tonnes 66.72 million tonnes 80.30 million tonnes Afghanistan
2020s 221.62 million tonnes 195.61 million tonnes 26.02 million tonnes Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 243.01 million tonnes against 242.63 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
373,000 tonnes, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 124th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.