Laos vs Senegal: Methane emissions
Laos
11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal
11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos rank
96th
Senegal rank
97th
Methane emissions over time
- Laos
- Senegal
How they compare
Laos currently reports 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Senegal, a difference of 37,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Senegal ahead.
Laos ranks 96th and Senegal ranks 97th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 9 and Senegal in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1860s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1870s | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1880s | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 659,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1890s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 860,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1900s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1910s | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1920s | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 895,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1930s | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 595,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1940s | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1950s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 605,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1960s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1970s | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1980s | 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1990s | 5.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2000s | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2010s | 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 727,949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2020s | 10.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Laos or Senegal?
- Laos, at 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Laos and Senegal?
- 37,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Senegal rank globally for methane emissions?
- Laos ranks 96th and Senegal ranks 97th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.