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

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Laos vs Vietnam: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice

Laos

0.0003 units per person

in 2019

Vietnam

0.0004 units per person

in 2019

Laos rank

10th

Vietnam rank

8th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time

Laos
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0004 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 10th and Vietnam ranks 8th of 117 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0009 units per person	0.0006 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Laos
1970s	0.0006 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0 units per person	Laos
1980s	0.0005 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0 units per person	Laos
1990s	0.0003 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Vietnam
2000s	0.0004 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Vietnam
2010s	0.0004 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0 units per person	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, Laos or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 0.0004 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Laos and Vietnam?: 0.0001 units per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?: Laos ranks 10th and Vietnam ranks 8th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per capita. 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) - Rice Cultivation, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.