Mali vs Niger: Methane emissions

Mali
29.05 million
in 2024
Niger
30.24 million
in 2024
Mali rank
54th
Niger rank
53rd

Methane emissions over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
010.0M20.0M30.0M185019372024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 30.24 million against 29.05 million in Mali, a difference of 1.20 million.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 54th and Niger ranks 53rd of 199 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Niger Difference Ahead
1850s 2.98 million 1.96 million 1.02 million Mali
1860s 3.06 million 1.99 million 1.08 million Mali
1870s 3.23 million 2.03 million 1.20 million Mali
1880s 3.40 million 2.07 million 1.33 million Mali
1890s 3.58 million 2.13 million 1.45 million Mali
1900s 3.92 million 2.19 million 1.73 million Mali
1910s 4.47 million 2.45 million 2.01 million Mali
1920s 5.02 million 2.98 million 2.04 million Mali
1930s 5.66 million 3.69 million 1.97 million Mali
1940s 6.49 million 4.48 million 2.01 million Mali
1950s 7.45 million 5.63 million 1.81 million Mali
1960s 8.38 million 7.00 million 1.38 million Mali
1970s 8.81 million 8.13 million 674,661 Mali
1980s 9.93 million 8.37 million 1.56 million Mali
1990s 11.41 million 9.39 million 2.02 million Mali
2000s 15.78 million 13.70 million 2.09 million Mali
2010s 22.17 million 19.98 million 2.19 million Mali
2020s 27.99 million 27.92 million 73,280 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Mali or Niger?
Niger, at 30.24 million against 29.05 million in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Mali and Niger?
1.20 million, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for methane emissions?
Mali ranks 54th and Niger ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed