Greece vs Niger: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Greece
56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece rank
90th
Niger rank
93rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Greece
- Niger
How they compare
Greece currently reports 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niger, a difference of 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 90th and Niger ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 14 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 824,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1930s | 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 857,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1940s | 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1950s | 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1960s | 34.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 57.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 79.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 108.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 125.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 90.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 60.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Greece or Niger?
- Greece, at 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Greece and Niger?
- 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Niger rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Greece ranks 90th and Niger ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.