Greenland vs Niger: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Greenland
1.51 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Niger
2.5 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Greenland rank
203rd
Niger rank
200th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Greenland
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.99 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.7 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 203rd and Niger ranks 200th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.089 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9845 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.255 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6969 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6574 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4806 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5815 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9468 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1748 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9708 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Greenland or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Greenland and Niger?
- 0.99 tonnes per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Niger rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 203rd and Niger ranks 200th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.