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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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