Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 637.72 Mt CO2e against 38.9 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 598.82 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.4 times Japan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.21 Mt CO2e | 221.48 Mt CO2e | 176.27 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 44.91 Mt CO2e | 256.23 Mt CO2e | 211.33 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 37.46 Mt CO2e | 298.16 Mt CO2e | 260.7 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 35.96 Mt CO2e | 387.59 Mt CO2e | 351.63 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 39.55 Mt CO2e | 512.57 Mt CO2e | 473.02 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 39.01 Mt CO2e | 611.36 Mt CO2e | 572.35 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 637.72 Mt CO2e against 38.9 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 598.82 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
- Japan ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).