Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Nigeria
0.5526 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.3983 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Nigeria rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.5526 Mt CO2e against 0.3983 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1543 Mt CO2e.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Nigeria ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0495 Mt CO2e 0.0604 Mt CO2e 0.0109 Mt CO2e Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.115 Mt CO2e 0.262 Mt CO2e 0.147 Mt CO2e Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.1342 Mt CO2e 0.3688 Mt CO2e 0.2345 Mt CO2e Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.2324 Mt CO2e 0.3308 Mt CO2e 0.0983 Mt CO2e Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.4272 Mt CO2e 0.3974 Mt CO2e 0.0298 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2020s 0.5252 Mt CO2e 0.3737 Mt CO2e 0.1515 Mt CO2e Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
Nigeria, at 0.5526 Mt CO2e against 0.3983 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
0.1543 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
Nigeria ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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).