Nepal vs Niger: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Nepal
1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
163rd
Niger rank
164th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Nepal
- Niger
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Nepal ranks 163rd and Niger ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1980s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1990s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Nepal or Niger?
- Nepal, at 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Nepal and Niger?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Niger rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Nepal ranks 163rd and Niger ranks 164th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.