Ghana vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Ghana
11,661 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
11,245 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
113th
Laos rank
116th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Ghana
  • Laos
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 11,661 tonnes per square kilometre against 11,245 tonnes per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 416 tonnes per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 113th and Laos ranks 116th of 192 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 4,399 tonnes per square kilometre 1,569 tonnes per square kilometre 2,830 tonnes per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 5,019 tonnes per square kilometre 2,487 tonnes per square kilometre 2,532 tonnes per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 6,020 tonnes per square kilometre 3,448 tonnes per square kilometre 2,572 tonnes per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 7,556 tonnes per square kilometre 4,378 tonnes per square kilometre 3,178 tonnes per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 9,147 tonnes per square kilometre 6,290 tonnes per square kilometre 2,857 tonnes per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 10,413 tonnes per square kilometre 9,279 tonnes per square kilometre 1,134 tonnes per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 11,444 tonnes per square kilometre 10,938 tonnes per square kilometre 506.55 tonnes per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Ghana or Laos?
Ghana, at 11,661 tonnes per square kilometre against 11,245 tonnes per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Ghana and Laos?
416 tonnes per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Ghana ranks 113th and Laos ranks 116th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.