Afghanistan vs Niger: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Afghanistan
0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
195th
Niger rank
198th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Afghanistan
- Niger
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger, a difference of 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 195th and Niger ranks 198th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 0.1711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 0.1817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 0.1885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 0.1345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.2239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.1773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Afghanistan or Niger?
- Afghanistan, at 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Afghanistan and Niger?
- 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Afghanistan ranks 195th and Niger ranks 198th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.