Kyrgyzstan vs Niger: Per capita methane emissions
Kyrgyzstan
1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
74th
Niger rank
73rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 74th and Niger ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 0.9316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.8337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Niger?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Niger rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 74th and Niger ranks 73rd 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.