Niger vs Somalia: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Niger
2.5 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Somalia
2.1 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Niger rank
200th
Somalia rank
202nd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.4 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 200th and Somalia ranks 202nd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.089 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2206 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1316 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.255 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6465 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3916 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.6969 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6077 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.4806 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9705 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4899 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.5815 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4283 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0875 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4188 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, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.4 tonnes per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 200th and Somalia ranks 202nd 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.
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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.