Algeria vs Laos: Per capita methane emissions
Algeria
1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
44th
Laos rank
45th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Algeria
- Laos
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Algeria ranks 44th and Laos ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 8 and Laos in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1860s | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1870s | 0.4568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1880s | 0.4516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1890s | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1900s | 0.4231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.4106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1920s | 0.4154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1930s | 0.3997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.5344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1950s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1960s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Algeria or Laos?
- Algeria, at 1.48 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 per capita methane emissions between Algeria and Laos?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Laos rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Algeria ranks 44th and Laos ranks 45th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.