Greece vs Niger: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires

Greece

997,989 tonnes

in 2026

Niger

1.14 million tonnes

in 2026

Greece rank

89th

Niger rank

88th

Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires over time

Niger currently reports 1.14 million tonnes against 997,989 tonnes in Greece, a difference of 143,591 tonnes.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Niger ahead.

Greece ranks 89th and Niger ranks 88th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 5,952 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.