Brazil vs Nigeria: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 8.67 Mt CO2e against 4.06 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 4.61 Mt CO2e.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.94 Mt CO2e | 3.35 Mt CO2e | 4.59 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.33 Mt CO2e | 3.28 Mt CO2e | 2.05 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.3 Mt CO2e | 4.59 Mt CO2e | 1.29 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.66 Mt CO2e | 5.45 Mt CO2e | 1.78 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.5 Mt CO2e | 6.95 Mt CO2e | 3.45 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.99 Mt CO2e | 8.5 Mt CO2e | 4.52 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Brazil or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 8.67 Mt CO2e against 4.06 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 4.61 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 197 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 Building (Energy) (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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).