Japan vs Mali: Methane emissions
Japan
28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali
29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan rank
55th
Mali rank
54th
Methane emissions over time
- Japan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan, a difference of 228,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 55th and Mali ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1860s | 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1870s | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1880s | 10.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1890s | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1900s | 14.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1910s | 18.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1920s | 21.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1930s | 24.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1940s | 30.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1950s | 42.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1960s | 61.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1970s | 66.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1980s | 58.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1990s | 50.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2000s | 39.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2010s | 32.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2020s | 29.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Japan or Mali?
- Mali, at 29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Japan and Mali?
- 228,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mali?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Mali rank globally for methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 55th and Mali ranks 54th 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.