Congo vs Laos: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Congo
0.0021 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
0.0021 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
167th
Laos rank
170th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.0021 kt per square kilometre against 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Congo ranks 167th and Laos ranks 170th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Congo or Laos?
- Congo, at 0.0021 kt per square kilometre against 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Congo and Laos?
- 0 kt per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 167th and Laos ranks 170th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.