Chad vs Niger: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Chad
6.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger
6.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
63rd
Niger rank
66th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.55 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Niger, a difference of 195,730 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 63rd and Niger ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 25.51 million tonnes | 689,224 tonnes | 24.82 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1860s | 10.36 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 9.27 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1870s | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 901,027 tonnes | Chad |
| 1880s | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 862,567 tonnes | Niger |
| 1890s | -1.31 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1900s | -2.41 million tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 8.21 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1910s | -2.33 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 8.12 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1920s | 1.84 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | 8.54 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1930s | 4.68 million tonnes | 12.48 million tonnes | 7.80 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1940s | 7.34 million tonnes | 18.15 million tonnes | 10.81 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1950s | 10.24 million tonnes | 32.88 million tonnes | 22.64 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1960s | 6.05 million tonnes | 15.88 million tonnes | 9.83 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1970s | 6.04 million tonnes | -15.14 million tonnes | 21.18 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1980s | 4.50 million tonnes | 737,127 tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1990s | 8.31 million tonnes | 42.91 million tonnes | 34.61 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 12.76 million tonnes | 14.49 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 23.54 million tonnes | 31.99 million tonnes | 8.44 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 7.67 million tonnes | 7.41 million tonnes | 260,398 tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Chad or Niger?
- Chad, at 6.55 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Chad and Niger?
- 195,730 tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Chad ranks 63rd 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 Annual 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.