How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?

61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation

Niger

767.15

in 2050

South Africa

776.72

in 2050

Niger rank

33rd

South Africa rank

32nd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation over time

Niger
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 776.72 against 767.15 in Niger, a difference of 9.57.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Niger ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 32nd of 192 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	214.56	608.74	394.18	South Africa
1970s	251.63	592.88	341.25	South Africa
1980s	259.51	598.64	339.13	South Africa
1990s	285.68	612.14	326.47	South Africa
2000s	434.43	607.24	172.81	South Africa
2010s	630.27	587.55	42.72	Niger
2030s	614.53	714.63	100.1	South Africa
2050s	767.15	776.72	9.57	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, Niger or South Africa?: South Africa, at 776.72 against 767.15 in Niger as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation between Niger and South Africa?: 9.57, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Niger and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation?: Niger ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 32nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 10,660 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).