Mali vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mali
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Niger
1.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mali rank
69th
Niger rank
72nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.87 billion tonnes in Niger, a difference of 137.43 million tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 69th and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.25 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 7.57 million tonnes | Mali |
| 1860s | 25.69 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 13.05 million tonnes | Mali |
| 1870s | 29.49 million tonnes | 26.80 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | Mali |
| 1880s | 36.06 million tonnes | 45.44 million tonnes | 9.39 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1890s | 44.33 million tonnes | 65.35 million tonnes | 21.02 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1900s | 60.50 million tonnes | 104.03 million tonnes | 43.53 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1910s | 88.66 million tonnes | 164.78 million tonnes | 76.12 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1920s | 127.52 million tonnes | 244.25 million tonnes | 116.73 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1930s | 192.53 million tonnes | 362.15 million tonnes | 169.62 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1940s | 272.82 million tonnes | 515.88 million tonnes | 243.06 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1950s | 356.21 million tonnes | 773.58 million tonnes | 417.37 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1960s | 412.43 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 622.71 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1970s | 460.30 million tonnes | 993.62 million tonnes | 533.33 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1980s | 516.46 million tonnes | 911.24 million tonnes | 394.77 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1990s | 792.35 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 452.64 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | 119.85 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 35.51 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 88.62 million tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mali or Niger?
- Mali, at 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.87 billion tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mali and Niger?
- 137.43 million tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mali ranks 69th and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.