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

Kenya
3.36 billion tonnes
in 2024
Laos
3.31 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
48th
Laos rank
49th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Kenya
  • Laos
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.36 billion tonnes against 3.31 billion tonnes in Laos, a difference of 48.07 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.

Kenya ranks 48th and Laos ranks 49th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 12 and Laos in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Laos Difference Ahead
1850s 25.10 million tonnes 18.07 million tonnes 7.03 million tonnes Kenya
1860s 78.61 million tonnes 40.26 million tonnes 38.35 million tonnes Kenya
1870s 140.44 million tonnes 67.13 million tonnes 73.31 million tonnes Kenya
1880s 213.33 million tonnes 116.96 million tonnes 96.37 million tonnes Kenya
1890s 262.90 million tonnes 188.25 million tonnes 74.65 million tonnes Kenya
1900s 258.29 million tonnes 246.25 million tonnes 12.04 million tonnes Kenya
1910s 233.67 million tonnes 289.57 million tonnes 55.90 million tonnes Laos
1920s 264.83 million tonnes 368.74 million tonnes 103.91 million tonnes Laos
1930s 400.15 million tonnes 530.76 million tonnes 130.61 million tonnes Laos
1940s 602.39 million tonnes 725.03 million tonnes 122.65 million tonnes Laos
1950s 906.48 million tonnes 942.18 million tonnes 35.70 million tonnes Laos
1960s 1.29 billion tonnes 1.26 billion tonnes 26.97 million tonnes Kenya
1970s 1.46 billion tonnes 1.48 billion tonnes 18.61 million tonnes Laos
1980s 1.71 billion tonnes 1.70 billion tonnes 8.82 million tonnes Kenya
1990s 2.20 billion tonnes 1.91 billion tonnes 287.88 million tonnes Kenya
2000s 2.63 billion tonnes 2.34 billion tonnes 282.86 million tonnes Kenya
2010s 3.11 billion tonnes 2.99 billion tonnes 126.58 million tonnes Kenya
2020s 3.33 billion tonnes 3.26 billion tonnes 65.93 million tonnes Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Kenya or Laos?
Kenya, at 3.36 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 Kenya and Laos?
48.07 million tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Kenya ranks 48th 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.