India vs Laos: Methane emissions by sector

India
1.69 million tonnes
in 2023
Laos
3.04 million tonnes
in 2023
India rank
13th
Laos rank
11th

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • India
  • Laos
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020062023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.04 million tonnes against 1.69 million tonnes in India, a difference of 1.35 million tonnes.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.8 times India's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

India ranks 13th and Laos ranks 11th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.