Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)

Ethiopia
12.61 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Nigeria
8.67 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
6th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 12.61 Mt CO2e against 8.67 Mt CO2e in Nigeria, a difference of 3.94 Mt CO2e.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 2.94 Mt CO2e 3.35 Mt CO2e 0.409 Mt CO2e Nigeria
1980s 3.7 Mt CO2e 3.28 Mt CO2e 0.4246 Mt CO2e Ethiopia
1990s 5.81 Mt CO2e 4.59 Mt CO2e 1.21 Mt CO2e Ethiopia
2000s 8.24 Mt CO2e 5.45 Mt CO2e 2.79 Mt CO2e Ethiopia
2010s 10.7 Mt CO2e 6.95 Mt CO2e 3.75 Mt CO2e Ethiopia
2020s 12.37 Mt CO2e 8.5 Mt CO2e 3.87 Mt CO2e Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Ethiopia, at 12.61 Mt CO2e against 8.67 Mt CO2e in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
3.94 Mt CO2e, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
Ethiopia ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).