Congo vs Laos: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Congo
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Laos
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Congo rank
121st
Laos rank
120th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Congo, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 121st and Laos ranks 120th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 17 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Congo or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Congo and Laos?
- 0 °C, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Congo ranks 121st and Laos ranks 120th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.