Ghana vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Ghana
2.69 billion tonnes
in 2024
Laos
2.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ghana rank
87th
Laos rank
89th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Ghana
  • Laos
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.69 billion tonnes against 2.64 billion tonnes in Laos, a difference of 48.67 million tonnes.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 87th and Laos ranks 89th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 614.40 million tonnes 105.04 million tonnes 509.37 million tonnes Ghana
1960s 987.31 million tonnes 350.60 million tonnes 636.71 million tonnes Ghana
1970s 1.14 billion tonnes 574.04 million tonnes 567.98 million tonnes Ghana
1980s 1.37 billion tonnes 795.74 million tonnes 574.02 million tonnes Ghana
1990s 1.72 billion tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes 708.88 million tonnes Ghana
2000s 2.08 billion tonnes 1.45 billion tonnes 629.54 million tonnes Ghana
2010s 2.37 billion tonnes 2.14 billion tonnes 227.86 million tonnes Ghana
2020s 2.62 billion tonnes 2.55 billion tonnes 73.34 million tonnes Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Ghana or Laos?
Ghana, at 2.69 billion tonnes against 2.64 billion tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Ghana and Laos?
48.67 million tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Ghana ranks 87th and Laos ranks 89th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.