Japan vs Niger: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Japan
0.1%
in 2024
Niger
0.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
69th
Niger rank
66th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Japan
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 69th and Niger ranks 66th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 14 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Niger Difference Ahead
1850s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Japan
1860s 0.6% 0.0% 0.5% Japan
1870s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Japan
1880s 0.6% 0.1% 0.6% Japan
1890s 0.8% 0.0% 0.7% Japan
1900s 0.9% 0.1% 0.8% Japan
1910s 1.1% 0.1% 1.0% Japan
1920s 1.2% 0.2% 1.0% Japan
1930s 1.3% 0.2% 1.0% Japan
1940s 1.3% 0.3% 1.0% Japan
1950s 0.9% 0.4% 0.5% Japan
1960s 0.8% 0.2% 0.6% Japan
1970s 0.4% -0.2% 0.6% Japan
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Japan
1990s -0.0% 0.7% 0.7% Niger
2000s -0.1% 0.2% 0.4% Niger
2010s -0.1% 0.5% 0.6% Niger
2020s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Japan or Niger?
Niger, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Japan and Niger?
0.0%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Japan and Niger rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Japan ranks 69th and Niger ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.