Laos vs Nicaragua: Share of global methane emissions
Laos
0.1%
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.1%
in 2024
Laos rank
95th
Nicaragua rank
93rd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Laos
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 12 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Laos or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Laos and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Nicaragua rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Laos ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd 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.