Congo vs Laos: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Congo
44.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Laos
49.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Congo rank
142nd
Laos rank
139th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 49.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 44.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Congo ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 139th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1970s | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1980s | 18.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1990s | 32.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 25.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 42.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 47.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 40.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 47.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 47.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.4745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Congo or Laos?
- Laos, at 49.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 44.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Congo and Laos?
- 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 139th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, 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
Methane emissions 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.