Comoros vs Nigeria: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Comoros
214.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Nigeria
212.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Comoros rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
33rd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Comoros
- Nigeria
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 214.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 212.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 195 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 106.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 110.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 192.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 81.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 129.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 171.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 41.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 146.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 272.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 126.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 168.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 273.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 105.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 190.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 252.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 61.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 211.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 226.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Comoros or Nigeria?
- Comoros, at 214.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 212.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Comoros and Nigeria?
- 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Comoros ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions 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.