Congo vs Niger: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry

Congo

2.49 million tonnes

in 2024

Niger

2.66 million tonnes

in 2024

Congo rank

145th

Niger rank

144th

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry over time

Niger currently reports 2.66 million tonnes against 2.49 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 175,240 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 145th and Niger ranks 144th of 215 countries.

Indicator: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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