Fiji vs Nigeria: Per capita methane emissions
Fiji
0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Fiji rank
122nd
Nigeria rank
120th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Fiji
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Fiji, a difference of 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 122nd and Nigeria ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 11 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1860s | 0.9454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1870s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1880s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1890s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1900s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1910s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1920s | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1930s | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1940s | 0.7887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1950s | 0.8544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1960s | 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.9788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.8525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Fiji or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Fiji and Nigeria?
- 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Nigeria rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Fiji ranks 122nd and Nigeria ranks 120th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.