New Zealand vs Niger: Nitrous oxide emissions
New Zealand
13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
New Zealand rank
45th
Niger rank
42nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- New Zealand
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in New Zealand, a difference of 813,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 45th and Niger ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 3.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 416,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 853,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 920,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 14.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 13.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 14.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 13.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 13.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 598,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, New Zealand or Niger?
- Niger, at 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between New Zealand and Niger?
- 813,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Niger rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 45th 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 Nitrous oxide emissions. 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.