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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Nigeria: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice

Japan

0.0001 units per person

in 2019

Nigeria

0.0001 units per person

in 2019

Japan rank

36th

Nigeria rank

34th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice over time

Japan
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 34th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0002 units per person	0 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Japan
1970s	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Japan
1980s	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Japan
1990s	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	Japan
2000s	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	Japan
2010s	0.0001 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice, Japan or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice between Japan and Nigeria?: 0 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?: Japan ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 34th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.