Afghanistan vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Afghanistan
242.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
243.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
124th
Laos rank
123rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Afghanistan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos 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 Laos 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 | Laos | 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 by world region, Afghanistan or Laos?
- Laos, at 243.01 million tonnes against 242.63 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Afghanistan and Laos?
- 373,000 tonnes, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 124th and Laos ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.