Cameroon vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Cameroon
3.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Laos
3.31 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
46th
Laos rank
49th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cameroon
  • Laos
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3.46 billion tonnes against 3.31 billion tonnes in Laos, a difference of 149.29 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 46th and Laos ranks 49th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 14 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Laos Difference Ahead
1850s 38.40 million tonnes 18.07 million tonnes 20.32 million tonnes Cameroon
1860s 117.42 million tonnes 40.26 million tonnes 77.16 million tonnes Cameroon
1870s 204.44 million tonnes 67.13 million tonnes 137.31 million tonnes Cameroon
1880s 310.42 million tonnes 116.96 million tonnes 193.45 million tonnes Cameroon
1890s 371.18 million tonnes 188.25 million tonnes 182.94 million tonnes Cameroon
1900s 342.20 million tonnes 246.25 million tonnes 95.95 million tonnes Cameroon
1910s 277.96 million tonnes 289.57 million tonnes 11.60 million tonnes Laos
1920s 290.25 million tonnes 368.74 million tonnes 78.50 million tonnes Laos
1930s 446.80 million tonnes 530.76 million tonnes 83.96 million tonnes Laos
1940s 697.59 million tonnes 725.03 million tonnes 27.44 million tonnes Laos
1950s 1.07 billion tonnes 942.18 million tonnes 123.50 million tonnes Cameroon
1960s 1.51 billion tonnes 1.26 billion tonnes 244.30 million tonnes Cameroon
1970s 1.90 billion tonnes 1.48 billion tonnes 414.91 million tonnes Cameroon
1980s 2.29 billion tonnes 1.70 billion tonnes 586.65 million tonnes Cameroon
1990s 2.51 billion tonnes 1.91 billion tonnes 600.44 million tonnes Cameroon
2000s 2.80 billion tonnes 2.34 billion tonnes 454.05 million tonnes Cameroon
2010s 3.19 billion tonnes 2.99 billion tonnes 206.57 million tonnes Cameroon
2020s 3.41 billion tonnes 3.26 billion tonnes 145.81 million tonnes Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cameroon or Laos?
Cameroon, at 3.46 billion tonnes against 3.31 billion tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cameroon and Laos?
149.29 million tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cameroon ranks 46th and Laos ranks 49th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.