Mali vs Niger: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Mali
13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali rank
43rd
Niger rank
42nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali, a difference of 293,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 274,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1860s | 292,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1870s | 368,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1880s | 485,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1890s | 551,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1900s | 619,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 416,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1910s | 826,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1920s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 853,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 417,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1930s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 920,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 450,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1940s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1950s | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1960s | 4.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1970s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1980s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1990s | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 2000s | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 2010s | 11.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 2020s | 13.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 926,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Mali and Niger?
- 293,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Niger 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Mali ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.