Laos vs Suriname: Per capita methane emissions
Laos
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Laos rank
45th
Suriname rank
48th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Laos
- Suriname
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 45th and Suriname ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 12 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1860s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1870s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1880s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1890s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1900s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1910s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1920s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1930s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1940s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1960s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Laos or Suriname?
- Laos, at 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Laos and Suriname?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Suriname rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Laos ranks 45th and Suriname ranks 48th 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.