Japan vs Nigeria: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Japan
0.4564 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Nigeria
0.5526 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
Nigeria rank
10th

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

  • Japan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.5526 Mt CO2e against 0.4564 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 0.0962 Mt CO2e.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.03 Mt CO2e 0.0495 Mt CO2e 0.9804 Mt CO2e Japan
1980s 1.51 Mt CO2e 0.115 Mt CO2e 1.4 Mt CO2e Japan
1990s 1.61 Mt CO2e 0.1342 Mt CO2e 1.47 Mt CO2e Japan
2000s 1.03 Mt CO2e 0.2324 Mt CO2e 0.7964 Mt CO2e Japan
2010s 0.6579 Mt CO2e 0.4272 Mt CO2e 0.2306 Mt CO2e Japan
2020s 0.4828 Mt CO2e 0.5252 Mt CO2e 0.0423 Mt CO2e Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), Japan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.5526 Mt CO2e against 0.4564 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between Japan and Nigeria?
0.0962 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
Japan ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 194 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 Transport (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 Transport (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).