Greenland vs Niger: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Greenland
229.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Niger
229.42 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Greenland rank
66th
Niger rank
65th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Greenland
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 229.42 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 229.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Greenland, a difference of 0.2 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 66th and Niger ranks 65th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 242.07 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 306.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 64.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Niger |
| 1990s | 267.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 154.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 113.06 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greenland |
| 2000s | 232.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 184.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 48.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greenland |
| 2010s | 186.93 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 208.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 21.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Niger |
| 2020s | 220.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 230.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Greenland or Niger?
- Niger, at 229.42 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 229.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Greenland and Niger?
- 0.2 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Niger rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Greenland ranks 66th and Niger ranks 65th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.