Cuba vs Laos: Methane emissions

Cuba
11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos
11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba rank
93rd
Laos rank
96th

Methane emissions over time

  • Cuba
  • Laos
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M185019372024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos, a difference of 321,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 93rd and Laos ranks 96th of 199 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Laos Difference Ahead
1850s 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1860s 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1870s 6.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1880s 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1890s 7.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1900s 9.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1910s 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1920s 15.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1930s 17.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1940s 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1950s 18.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1960s 14.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1970s 14.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1980s 14.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1990s 14.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2000s 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2010s 13.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2020s 12.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Cuba or Laos?
Cuba, at 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Cuba and Laos?
321,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Laos?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Laos rank globally for methane emissions?
Cuba ranks 93rd and Laos ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.