Eritrea vs Niger: Methane emissions, per unit of GDP
Eritrea
0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Niger
0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Eritrea rank
5th
Niger rank
8th
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP over time
- Eritrea
- Niger
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in Niger, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 5th and Niger ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per unit of gdp, Eritrea or Niger?
- Eritrea, at 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in Niger as of 2011.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Niger?
- 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Niger?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
- How do Eritrea and Niger rank globally for methane emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Eritrea ranks 5th and Niger ranks 8th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.