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

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita

Nigeria

0 units per person

in 2019

South Africa

0 units per person

in 2019

Nigeria rank

125th

South Africa rank

124th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita over time

Nigeria
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0 units per person against 0 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0 units per person.

Across all 59 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 124th of 206 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	South Africa
1970s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	South Africa
1980s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	South Africa
1990s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	South Africa
2000s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	South Africa
2010s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture, per capita, Nigeria or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0 units per person against 0 units per person in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture, per capita between Nigeria and South Africa?: 0 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 124th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.