Australia vs Nigeria: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Australia
144.58 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Nigeria
175.13 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Nigeria rank
9th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Australia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 175.13 Mt CO2e against 144.58 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 30.55 Mt CO2e.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 203 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 128.13 Mt CO2e | 170.79 Mt CO2e | 42.66 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 126.44 Mt CO2e | 146.91 Mt CO2e | 20.46 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 138.17 Mt CO2e | 230.82 Mt CO2e | 92.65 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 141.23 Mt CO2e | 221.5 Mt CO2e | 80.27 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 141.39 Mt CO2e | 192.66 Mt CO2e | 51.27 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 137.92 Mt CO2e | 171.59 Mt CO2e | 33.67 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Australia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 175.13 Mt CO2e against 144.58 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Australia and Nigeria?
- 30.55 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Australia ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).