Japan vs Niger: Share global methane emissions
Japan
0.3068
in 2024
Niger
0.3327
in 2024
Japan rank
55th
Niger rank
52nd
Share global methane emissions over time
- Japan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.3327 against 0.3068 in Japan, a difference of 0.0259.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 55th and Niger ranks 52nd of 201 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.704 | 0.1576 | 0.5464 | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.6827 | 0.1498 | 0.5329 | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.6683 | 0.1417 | 0.5267 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.6634 | 0.1312 | 0.5322 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.6863 | 0.1215 | 0.5648 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.7305 | 0.1106 | 0.6198 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.7991 | 0.1112 | 0.6879 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.8574 | 0.1235 | 0.7339 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.8895 | 0.1354 | 0.7541 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.9376 | 0.1401 | 0.7975 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.04 | 0.1409 | 0.8997 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.14 | 0.1356 | 1.01 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.03 | 0.1319 | 0.9001 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.846 | 0.1271 | 0.719 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.6818 | 0.1321 | 0.5497 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5015 | 0.1815 | 0.32 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3823 | 0.2404 | 0.142 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3209 | 0.3154 | 0.0056 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share global methane emissions, Japan or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.3327 against 0.3068 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share global methane emissions between Japan and Niger?
- 0.0259, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Niger rank globally for share global methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 55th and Niger ranks 52nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share global methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.