Laos vs Nicaragua: Methane emissions, per capita
Laos
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos rank
45th
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Laos
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos, a difference of 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Laos or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Laos and Nicaragua?
- 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Nicaragua rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Laos ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.