Laos vs Sri Lanka: Methane emissions
Laos
11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
98th
Methane emissions over time
- Laos
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Laos currently reports 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 313,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Laos ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1880s | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 437,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1890s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1900s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 392,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1910s | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 254,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1920s | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 353,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 961,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Laos or Sri Lanka?
- Laos, at 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 313,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for methane emissions?
- Laos ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th 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.