Niger vs Slovenia: Per capita methane emissions
Niger
1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovenia
1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger rank
73rd
Slovenia rank
75th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Niger
- Slovenia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovenia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 73rd and Slovenia ranks 75th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 11 and Slovenia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 0.9745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Niger or Slovenia?
- Niger, at 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovenia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Niger and Slovenia?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Slovenia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Slovenia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Niger ranks 73rd and Slovenia ranks 75th 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.