Nigeria vs Pakistan: Share of global methane emissions
Nigeria
2.0%
in 2024
Pakistan
2.5%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
8th
Pakistan rank
7th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.5% against 2.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Pakistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Pakistan |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Pakistan |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Pakistan |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Pakistan |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Pakistan |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Pakistan |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.5% against 2.0% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 0.5%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – 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.