What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

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.

Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per

Nigeria

0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

Nigeria rank

38th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

35th

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

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Nigeria ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Nigeria
1980s	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Nigeria
1990s	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Nigeria
2000s	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Nigeria
2010s	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Nigeria
2020s	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?: Nigeria, at 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?: Nigeria ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th 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: 21 September 2026

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.