Laos vs World: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (Forest square)
Laos
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (Forest square) over time
- Laos
- World
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0005 kt per square kilometre against 0 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Laos's figure about 19.9 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Laos or World?
- Laos, at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre against 0 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Laos and World?
- 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Laos and World rank globally for forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), 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
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) 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.