Macao vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Macao
57.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger
61.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Macao rank
159th
Niger rank
157th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Macao
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 61.51 million tonnes against 57.53 million tonnes in Macao, a difference of 3.98 million tonnes.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Niger ahead.
Macao ranks 159th and Niger ranks 157th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87,936 tonnes | 195,756 tonnes | 107,820 tonnes | Niger |
| 1960s | 732,433 tonnes | 701,898 tonnes | 30,536 tonnes | Macao |
| 1970s | 2.78 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | 92,427 tonnes | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.78 million tonnes | 9.02 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1990s | 17.60 million tonnes | 16.59 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Macao |
| 2000s | 31.67 million tonnes | 23.34 million tonnes | 8.33 million tonnes | Macao |
| 2010s | 45.76 million tonnes | 36.69 million tonnes | 9.07 million tonnes | Macao |
| 2020s | 55.43 million tonnes | 55.29 million tonnes | 139,800 tonnes | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Macao or Niger?
- Niger, at 61.51 million tonnes against 57.53 million tonnes in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Macao and Niger?
- 3.98 million tonnes, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Niger?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Macao ranks 159th and Niger ranks 157th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.