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

Nigeria
8.67 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Tanzania
5.56 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Nigeria rank
6th
Tanzania rank
8th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8.67 Mt CO2e against 5.56 Mt CO2e in Tanzania, a difference of 3.11 Mt CO2e.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Tanzania's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 3.35 Mt CO2e 1.16 Mt CO2e 2.19 Mt CO2e Nigeria
1980s 3.28 Mt CO2e 1.6 Mt CO2e 1.67 Mt CO2e Nigeria
1990s 4.59 Mt CO2e 2.58 Mt CO2e 2.02 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2000s 5.45 Mt CO2e 4.02 Mt CO2e 1.42 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2010s 6.95 Mt CO2e 4.88 Mt CO2e 2.07 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2020s 8.5 Mt CO2e 5.49 Mt CO2e 3.01 Mt CO2e Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Nigeria or Tanzania?
Nigeria, at 8.67 Mt CO2e against 5.56 Mt CO2e in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Nigeria and Tanzania?
3.11 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
Nigeria ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 8th 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).