Japan vs Niger: Methane emissions
Japan
28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Japan rank
55th
Niger rank
53rd
Methane emissions over time
- Japan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Japan, a difference of 1.42 million 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 Niger ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1860s | 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1870s | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1880s | 10.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1890s | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1900s | 14.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1910s | 18.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1920s | 21.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1930s | 24.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1940s | 30.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1950s | 42.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1960s | 61.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1970s | 66.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1980s | 58.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 1990s | 50.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2000s | 39.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2010s | 32.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Japan |
| 2020s | 29.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 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 Niger?
- Niger, at 30.24 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 Niger?
- 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Niger rank globally for methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 55th and Niger ranks 53rd 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.