Laos vs Norway: Per capita methane emissions
Laos
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos rank
45th
Norway rank
43rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Laos
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Laos, a difference of 0.04 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.
Laos ranks 45th and Norway ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 11 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1860s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1870s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1880s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1890s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1900s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1910s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1920s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1930s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1960s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Laos or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.51 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 Laos and Norway?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Norway rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Laos ranks 45th and Norway ranks 43rd 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.