Ethiopia vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Ethiopia
2.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Niger
2.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
199th
Niger rank
201st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Niger
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.5 tonnes per person against 2.28 tonnes per person in Niger, a difference of 0.22 tonnes per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 199th and Niger ranks 201st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2097 tonnes per person | 0.1701 tonnes per person | 0.0396 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.589 tonnes per person | 0.5338 tonnes per person | 0.0553 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.8865 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.3708 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 0.6432 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 0.4355 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 0.1215 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 0.1696 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Ethiopia or Niger?
- Ethiopia, at 2.5 tonnes per person against 2.28 tonnes per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Ethiopia and Niger?
- 0.22 tonnes per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 199th and Niger ranks 201st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.