Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per

Nigeria
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
41st

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
Nigeria, at 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
Nigeria ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.