Niger vs Norway: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Niger
23.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Norway
23.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Niger rank
174th
Norway rank
177th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Niger
- Norway
How they compare
Niger currently reports 23.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 23.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Niger ranks 174th and Norway ranks 177th of 195 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 18.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 19.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 10.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 27.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 15.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 23.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 22.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.5459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Niger or Norway?
- Niger, at 23.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 23.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Niger and Norway?
- 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Norway rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 174th and Norway ranks 177th 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.