Niger vs Portugal: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Niger
52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Portugal
54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger rank
93rd
Portugal rank
92nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Niger
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niger, a difference of 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Niger ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1860s | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1870s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1880s | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1890s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1900s | 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1910s | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1920s | 16.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1930s | 21.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1940s | 27.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1950s | 41.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1960s | 32.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1970s | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1990s | 45.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2000s | 27.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2010s | 52.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2020s | 50.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Niger or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 54.19 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 Niger and Portugal?
- 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Portugal rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Niger ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 92nd 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.