Cuba vs Laos: Share of global methane emissions
Cuba
0.1%
in 2024
Laos
0.1%
in 2024
Cuba rank
94th
Laos rank
95th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Cuba
- Laos
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 94th and Laos ranks 95th of 201 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Cuba or Laos?
- Cuba, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Cuba and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Laos rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Cuba ranks 94th and Laos ranks 95th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.