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
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.