Central African Republic vs Niger: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Central African Republic
0.074 tonnes per person
in 2024
Niger
0.1173 tonnes per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
210th
Niger rank
208th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Central African Republic
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.1173 tonnes per person against 0.074 tonnes per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0433 tonnes per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 210th and Niger ranks 208th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0518 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0431 tonnes per person | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 0.0544 tonnes per person | 0.0253 tonnes per person | 0.0291 tonnes per person | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 0.0641 tonnes per person | 0.0606 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.1247 tonnes per person | 0.058 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.0635 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.0543 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0432 tonnes per person | 0.0989 tonnes per person | 0.0557 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.0723 tonnes per person | 0.1195 tonnes per person | 0.0471 tonnes per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Central African Republic or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.1173 tonnes per person against 0.074 tonnes per person in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Central African Republic and Niger?
- 0.0433 tonnes per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Niger rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 210th and Niger ranks 208th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.