China vs Niger: Per capita methane emissions

China

1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person

in 2024

Niger

1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person

in 2024

China rank

72nd

Niger rank

73rd

Per capita methane emissions over time

China
Niger

How they compare

China currently reports 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.

China ranks 72nd and Niger ranks 73rd of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita methane emissions
Unit: tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.