Afghanistan vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Afghanistan
893.29 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
1,047 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
187th
Niger rank
186th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Niger
2004006008001.0k196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1,047 tonnes per square kilometre against 893.29 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 153.71 tonnes per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 187th and Niger ranks 186th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 306.71 tonnes per square kilometre 349.8 tonnes per square kilometre 43.09 tonnes per square kilometre Niger
1970s 418.92 tonnes per square kilometre 312.71 tonnes per square kilometre 106.21 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 494.1 tonnes per square kilometre 252.52 tonnes per square kilometre 241.58 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 527.77 tonnes per square kilometre 521.99 tonnes per square kilometre 5.78 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 566.56 tonnes per square kilometre 681.12 tonnes per square kilometre 114.56 tonnes per square kilometre Niger
2010s 684.67 tonnes per square kilometre 912.46 tonnes per square kilometre 227.79 tonnes per square kilometre Niger
2020s 841.55 tonnes per square kilometre 1,035 tonnes per square kilometre 193.75 tonnes per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Afghanistan or Niger?
Niger, at 1,047 tonnes per square kilometre against 893.29 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Afghanistan and Niger?
153.71 tonnes per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 187th and Niger ranks 186th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.