Laos vs Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Laos
2.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sudan
2.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Laos rank
89th
Sudan rank
86th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Laos
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2.70 billion tonnes against 2.64 billion tonnes in Laos, a difference of 56.97 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sudan ahead.
Laos ranks 89th and Sudan ranks 86th of 194 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 105.04 million tonnes | 247.81 million tonnes | 142.77 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1960s | 350.60 million tonnes | 475.16 million tonnes | 124.55 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1970s | 574.04 million tonnes | 664.67 million tonnes | 90.63 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1980s | 795.74 million tonnes | 805.64 million tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 147.72 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 172.72 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 186.22 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.55 billion tonnes | 2.64 billion tonnes | 95.64 million tonnes | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Laos or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 2.70 billion tonnes against 2.64 billion tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Laos and Sudan?
- 56.97 million tonnes, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Laos ranks 89th and Sudan ranks 86th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.