Niger vs Tunisia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Niger
1.34 billion tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
1.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Niger rank
115th
Tunisia rank
112th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Niger
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1.44 billion tonnes against 1.34 billion tonnes in Niger, a difference of 102.61 million tonnes.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.
Niger ranks 115th and Tunisia ranks 112th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 173.34 million tonnes | 175.16 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 435.45 million tonnes | 252.53 million tonnes | 182.92 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1970s | 396.11 million tonnes | 366.25 million tonnes | 29.86 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1980s | 319.87 million tonnes | 486.60 million tonnes | 166.73 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 661.20 million tonnes | 642.76 million tonnes | 18.44 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 862.78 million tonnes | 850.59 million tonnes | 12.19 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 11.35 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | 59.80 million tonnes | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Niger or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1.44 billion tonnes against 1.34 billion tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Niger and Tunisia?
- 102.61 million tonnes, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Tunisia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Tunisia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Niger ranks 115th and Tunisia ranks 112th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.