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Share global methane emissions in Laos

Laos: Share global methane emissions was 0.1237 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1237
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
95th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1265
in 1894
All-time low
0.0529
in 1976
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Laos, 1850–2024

00.050.10.15185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Laos stood at 0.1237.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Laos peaked at 0.1265 in 1894 and was at its lowest, 0.0529, in 1976.

Laos ranks 95th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Laos, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0847 —
1851 0.0853 +0.7%
1852 0.0858 +0.6%
1853 0.0863 +0.5%
1854 0.0864 +0.1%
1855 0.0869 +0.6%
1856 0.0872 +0.4%
1857 0.0877 +0.6%
1858 0.0882 +0.6%
1859 0.0885 +0.3%
1860 0.0887 +0.2%
1861 0.0892 +0.5%
1862 0.0897 +0.6%
1863 0.1025 +14.2%
1864 0.1028 +0.3%
1865 0.1031 +0.4%
1866 0.1035 +0.3%
1867 0.1039 +0.5%
1868 0.1045 +0.5%
1869 0.1048 +0.3%
1870 0.1046 -0.2%
1871 0.1069 +2.1%
1872 0.1087 +1.7%
1873 0.1107 +1.8%
1874 0.1134 +2.5%
1875 0.1153 +1.6%
1876 0.1175 +1.9%
1877 0.1196 +1.8%
1878 0.1218 +1.9%
1879 0.1236 +1.5%
1880 0.1249 +1.0%
1881 0.1249 +0.0%
1882 0.1249 -0.0%
1883 0.1247 -0.1%
1884 0.1252 +0.3%
1885 0.1256 +0.3%
1886 0.1259 +0.3%
1887 0.1259 -0.0%
1888 0.1254 -0.4%
1889 0.1258 +0.3%
1890 0.1252 -0.5%
1891 0.1252 +0.0%
1892 0.1257 +0.4%
1893 0.1265 +0.7%
1894 0.1265 +0.0%
1895 0.1263 -0.2%
1896 0.1265 +0.2%
1897 0.1264 -0.1%
1898 0.1262 -0.1%
1899 0.1255 -0.6%
1900 0.1251 -0.3%
1901 0.1251 -0.0%
1902 0.1252 +0.1%
1903 0.1244 -0.7%
1904 0.1247 +0.2%
1905 0.1244 -0.2%
1906 0.1237 -0.5%
1907 0.122 -1.4%
1908 0.1232 +0.9%
1909 0.1227 -0.4%
1910 0.1223 -0.3%
1911 0.1219 -0.4%
1912 0.1213 -0.5%
1913 0.1198 -1.2%
1914 0.1217 +1.6%
1915 0.1217 +0.1%
1916 0.1202 -1.3%
1917 0.1192 -0.8%
1918 0.1202 +0.8%
1919 0.1223 +1.8%
1920 0.1196 -2.2%
1921 0.122 +2.0%
1922 0.1197 -1.8%
1923 0.1162 -2.9%
1924 0.1152 -0.9%
1925 0.1143 -0.7%
1926 0.1142 -0.1%
1927 0.1113 -2.6%
1928 0.1107 -0.5%
1929 0.1086 -1.9%
1930 0.1087 +0.1%
1931 0.1094 +0.7%
1932 0.1097 +0.3%
1933 0.1082 -1.4%
1934 0.1059 -2.1%
1935 0.1043 -1.5%
1936 0.1025 -1.7%
1937 0.1014 -1.1%
1938 0.1021 +0.7%
1939 0.1012 -0.9%
1940 0.1 -1.1%
1941 0.0994 -0.6%
1942 0.0992 -0.1%
1943 0.0983 -0.9%
1944 0.0979 -0.4%
1945 0.0993 +1.4%
1946 0.0969 -2.4%
1947 0.0943 -2.7%
1948 0.0933 -1.0%
1949 0.0926 -0.8%
1950 0.0909 -1.9%
1951 0.09 -0.9%
1952 0.0901 +0.1%
1953 0.09 -0.1%
1954 0.0897 -0.3%
1955 0.0877 -2.3%
1956 0.087 -0.7%
1957 0.0865 -0.6%
1958 0.0867 +0.3%
1959 0.085 -1.9%
1960 0.0846 -0.5%
1961 0.0691 -18.3%
1962 0.0672 -2.8%
1963 0.0676 +0.6%
1964 0.0868 +28.4%
1965 0.087 +0.2%
1966 0.0877 +0.8%
1967 0.0919 +4.8%
1968 0.074 -19.5%
1969 0.071 -4.0%
1970 0.0693 -2.3%
1971 0.0674 -2.9%
1972 0.0653 -3.1%
1973 0.0633 -3.0%
1974 0.0625 -1.2%
1975 0.0611 -2.3%
1976 0.0529 -13.3%
1977 0.0561 +6.0%
1978 0.0587 +4.6%
1979 0.063 +7.3%
1980 0.0698 +10.8%
1981 0.0726 +4.1%
1982 0.0725 -0.2%
1983 0.0734 +1.3%
1984 0.0712 -3.0%
1985 0.0718 +0.9%
1986 0.0721 +0.4%
1987 0.0708 -1.8%
1988 0.0698 -1.5%
1989 0.0714 +2.4%
1990 0.0787 +10.2%
1991 0.0776 -1.4%
1992 0.0808 +4.1%
1993 0.0812 +0.5%
1994 0.0848 +4.5%
1995 0.0847 -0.2%
1996 0.0838 -1.0%
1997 0.0872 +4.0%
1998 0.0831 -4.7%
1999 0.0824 -0.9%
2000 0.0871 +5.7%
2001 0.0903 +3.7%
2002 0.0925 +2.4%
2003 0.0926 +0.1%
2004 0.0943 +1.8%
2005 0.0915 -2.9%
2006 0.0911 -0.5%
2007 0.0942 +3.4%
2008 0.097 +2.9%
2009 0.1019 +5.0%
2010 0.1057 +3.7%
2011 0.1002 -5.2%
2012 0.1068 +6.6%
2013 0.1074 +0.6%
2014 0.109 +1.5%
2015 0.1122 +2.9%
2016 0.1181 +5.3%
2017 0.1157 -2.1%
2018 0.1143 -1.2%
2019 0.1154 +0.9%
2020 0.1225 +6.1%
2021 0.1191 -2.7%
2022 0.1217 +2.1%
2023 0.122 +0.2%
2024 0.1237 +1.4%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.1237 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.1237 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0554, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global methane emissions in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1964 +28.4% 0.0676 0.0868

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0867 0.0847 0.0885 10
1860s 0.0993 0.0887 0.1048 10
1870s 0.1142 0.1046 0.1236 10
1880s 0.1253 0.1247 0.1259 10
1890s 0.126 0.1252 0.1265 10
1900s 0.124 0.122 0.1252 10
1910s 0.121 0.1192 0.1223 10
1920s 0.1152 0.1086 0.122 10
1930s 0.1053 0.1012 0.1097 10
1940s 0.0971 0.0926 0.1 10
1950s 0.0884 0.085 0.0909 10
1960s 0.0787 0.0672 0.0919 10
1970s 0.062 0.0529 0.0693 10
1980s 0.0715 0.0698 0.0734 10
1990s 0.0824 0.0776 0.0872 10
2000s 0.0933 0.0871 0.1019 10
2010s 0.1105 0.1002 0.1181 10
2020s 0.1218 0.1191 0.1237 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 92 Belgium 0.1268 compare
  2. 93 Nicaragua 0.1262 compare
  3. 94 Cuba 0.125 compare
  4. 96 Senegal 0.1233 compare
  5. 97 Yemen 0.1229 compare
  6. 98 Sri Lanka 0.1176 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Laos?
Share global methane emissions in Laos was 0.1237 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.1265 in 1894.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0529 in 1976.
How does Laos rank for share global methane emissions?
Laos ranks 95th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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