Iraq vs Nigeria: Methane emissions

Iraq
156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nigeria
193.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq rank
10th
Nigeria rank
8th

Methane emissions over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
0100.0M200.0M300.0M185019372024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 193.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq, a difference of 37.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nigeria ahead.

Iraq ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
1850s 934,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1860s 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1870s 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1880s 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1890s 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1900s 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1910s 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1920s 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1930s 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 505,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1940s 22.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1950s 27.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 733,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1960s 55.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1970s 97.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1980s 84.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 155.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
1990s 46.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 247.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 201.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
2000s 73.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 249.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
2010s 133.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 229.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 96.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria
2020s 156.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 206.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Iraq or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 193.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Iraq and Nigeria?
37.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for methane emissions?
Iraq ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.