Japan vs Niger: Share of global methane emissions
Japan
0.3%
in 2024
Niger
0.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
55th
Niger rank
52nd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Japan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Japan or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Japan and Niger?
- 0.0%, 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 of global methane emissions?
- Japan ranks 55th and Niger ranks 52nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.