Laos vs Uganda: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Laos
28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos rank
91st
Uganda rank
94th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Laos
- Uganda
How they compare
Laos currently reports 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda, a difference of 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Laos ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 94th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 262,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 469,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1860s | 422,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1870s | 548,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1880s | 653,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 651,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1890s | 734,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 737,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1900s | 825,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1910s | 911,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1920s | 928,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 385,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1930s | 885,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 658,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1940s | 806,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1950s | 638,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1960s | 604,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1970s | 703,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1980s | 695,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2010s | 12.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2020s | 25.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 510,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Laos or Uganda?
- Laos, at 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Laos and Uganda?
- 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Uganda rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Laos ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 94th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.