Nigeria vs Pakistan: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Nigeria
175.13 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Pakistan
250.9 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Nigeria rank
9th
Pakistan rank
7th

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 250.9 Mt CO2e against 175.13 Mt CO2e in Nigeria, a difference of 75.77 Mt CO2e.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 170.79 Mt CO2e 61.51 Mt CO2e 109.28 Mt CO2e Nigeria
1980s 146.91 Mt CO2e 81.56 Mt CO2e 65.35 Mt CO2e Nigeria
1990s 230.82 Mt CO2e 109.14 Mt CO2e 121.68 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2000s 221.5 Mt CO2e 144.02 Mt CO2e 77.49 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2010s 192.66 Mt CO2e 191.6 Mt CO2e 1.06 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2020s 171.59 Mt CO2e 237.15 Mt CO2e 65.56 Mt CO2e Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 250.9 Mt CO2e against 175.13 Mt CO2e in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Nigeria and Pakistan?
75.77 Mt CO2e, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Nigeria ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).