Guinea vs Laos: Per capita methane emissions
Guinea
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
46th
Laos rank
45th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Guinea
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Guinea ranks 46th and Laos ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1860s | 0.7402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1870s | 0.6999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1880s | 0.6587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1890s | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1900s | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.6407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1920s | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1930s | 0.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Guinea or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Guinea and Laos?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Laos rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Guinea ranks 46th 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.