How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Laos: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per

China

0.0385 units per square kilometre

in 2019

Laos

0.0376 units per square kilometre

in 2019

China rank

76th

Laos rank

78th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per over time

China
Laos

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0385 units per square kilometre against 0.0376 units per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.0009 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 76th and Laos ranks 78th of 206 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0428 units per square kilometre	0.0302 units per square kilometre	0.0126 units per square kilometre	China
2000s	0.0426 units per square kilometre	0.0318 units per square kilometre	0.0108 units per square kilometre	China
2010s	0.0405 units per square kilometre	0.0374 units per square kilometre	0.0031 units per square kilometre	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per, China or Laos?: China, at 0.0385 units per square kilometre against 0.0376 units per square kilometre in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per between China and Laos?: 0.0009 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do China and Laos rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?: China ranks 76th and Laos ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.