Niger vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Niger
1.20 million tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
1.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger rank
96th
Switzerland rank
95th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Niger
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.28 million tonnes against 1.20 million tonnes in Niger, a difference of 87,190 tonnes.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 95th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.