What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?

318,552 tonnes, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?

6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Democratic Republic of Congo

251,467 tonnes

in 2024

Niger

570,019 tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

123rd

Niger rank

121st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 570,019 tonnes against 251,467 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 318,552 tonnes.

That makes Niger's figure about 2.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 123rd and Niger ranks 121st of 146 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2010s	251,467 tonnes	73,280 tonnes	178,187 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	251,467 tonnes	363,573 tonnes	112,106 tonnes	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Democratic Republic of Congo or Niger?: Niger, at 570,019 tonnes against 251,467 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 318,552 tonnes, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 123rd and Niger ranks 121st of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
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: 146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.