Malaysia vs Niger: Methane emissions
Malaysia
28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malaysia rank
56th
Niger rank
53rd
Methane emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malaysia, a difference of 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Malaysia ranks 56th and Niger ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 388,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1860s | 477,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1870s | 711,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1880s | 985,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1890s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 834,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1900s | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1910s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1920s | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1930s | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 169,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1940s | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1950s | 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1960s | 7.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 9.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 20.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 27.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 28.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Malaysia or Niger?
- Niger, at 30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Malaysia and Niger?
- 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Niger rank globally for methane emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 56th 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.