Netherlands vs Niger: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita

Netherlands
0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
49th
Niger rank
48th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time

  • Netherlands
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 49th and Niger ranks 48th of 196 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1970s 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1980s 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1990s 0.9422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
2000s 0.8352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
2010s 0.5698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
2020s 0.5164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Netherlands or Niger?
Niger, at 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Netherlands and Niger?
0.0214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Niger?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Niger rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
Netherlands ranks 49th and Niger ranks 48th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 12,740 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.