Malawi vs Nigeria: Methane emissions by sector

Malawi
110,000 tonnes
in 2023
Nigeria
180,000 tonnes
in 2023
Malawi rank
35th
Nigeria rank
32nd

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 180,000 tonnes against 110,000 tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 70,000 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.