Congo vs Laos: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Congo
0.3928 tonnes per person
in 2024
Laos
0.3652 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
168th
Laos rank
169th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.3928 tonnes per person against 0.3652 tonnes per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0276 tonnes per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 168th and Laos ranks 169th of 213 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1827 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.1534 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.2515 tonnes per person | 0.0777 tonnes per person | 0.1738 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.2257 tonnes per person | 0.1195 tonnes per person | 0.1062 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.4489 tonnes per person | 0.0516 tonnes per person | 0.3973 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.4189 tonnes per person | 0.1299 tonnes per person | 0.289 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.241 tonnes per person | 0.2127 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.4235 tonnes per person | 0.3797 tonnes per person | 0.0438 tonnes per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.3851 tonnes per person | 0.3597 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Congo or Laos?
- Congo, at 0.3928 tonnes per person against 0.3652 tonnes per person in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Congo and Laos?
- 0.0276 tonnes per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Congo ranks 168th and Laos ranks 169th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.