Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Nigeria
175.13 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Upper middle income
4,229 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Nigeria rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
6th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 4,229 Mt CO2e against 175.13 Mt CO2e in Nigeria, a difference of 4,054 Mt CO2e.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 24.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 203 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 170.79 Mt CO2e 2,263 Mt CO2e 2,092 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
1980s 146.91 Mt CO2e 2,558 Mt CO2e 2,411 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
1990s 230.82 Mt CO2e 2,880 Mt CO2e 2,649 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2000s 221.5 Mt CO2e 3,218 Mt CO2e 2,996 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2010s 192.66 Mt CO2e 3,833 Mt CO2e 3,641 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2020s 171.59 Mt CO2e 4,108 Mt CO2e 3,936 Mt CO2e Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 4,229 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 Upper middle income?
4,054 Mt CO2e, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Nigeria ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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).