Niger vs Peru: Methane emissions

Niger
30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Peru
31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger rank
53rd
Peru rank
50th

Methane emissions over time

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

How they compare

Peru currently reports 31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niger, a difference of 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 50th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Peru Difference Ahead
1850s 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 863,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1860s 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1870s 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1880s 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1890s 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1900s 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1910s 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1920s 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1930s 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1940s 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1950s 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1960s 7.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1970s 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1980s 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
1990s 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
2000s 13.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
2010s 19.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru
2020s 27.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Niger or Peru?
Peru, at 31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Niger and Peru?
1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Peru?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Niger and Peru rank globally for methane emissions?
Niger ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 50th 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.