We have developed a $1.6\mathrm{\mu m}$ carbon dioxide ( ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$ ) differential absorption lidar utilizing a quasi-phase-matching optical parametric oscillator (OPO) and a photon-counting detector. The operating wavelengths were chosen based on their low interference from water vapor and low temperature sensitivity. The online wavelength was in the ( $30012\leftarrow 0001$ ) band of ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$ , which was insensitive to atmospheric temperature. The established OPO laser achieved a $10\mathrm{mJ}$ , $200\mathrm{Hz}$ repetition rate at the online and offline wavelengths. Our observations confirmed the statistical error of 2% with $5\mathrm{h}$ of accumulation for the ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$ density profile less than $5.2\mathrm{km}$ . Also, the statistical error of 1% at an altitude of $2\mathrm{km}$ was demonstrated. The results of the vertical ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$ concentrations acquired using a $1.6\mathrm{\mu m}$ wavelength are presented.