Chad vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Chad
43.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger
45.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
159th
Niger rank
157th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 45.84 million tonnes against 43.45 million tonnes in Chad, a difference of 2.39 million tonnes.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 159th and Niger ranks 157th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239,489 tonnes | 116,670 tonnes | 122,819 tonnes | Chad |
| 1960s | 953,082 tonnes | 658,690 tonnes | 294,391 tonnes | Chad |
| 1970s | 2.32 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 393,341 tonnes | Niger |
| 1980s | 4.22 million tonnes | 7.43 million tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.15 million tonnes | 11.92 million tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 12.68 million tonnes | 16.04 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 24.79 million tonnes | 25.66 million tonnes | 871,750 tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 39.03 million tonnes | 40.66 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Chad or Niger?
- Niger, at 45.84 million tonnes against 43.45 million tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Chad and Niger?
- 2.39 million tonnes, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Chad ranks 159th and Niger ranks 157th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.