Italy vs Niger: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Italy
0.5%
in 2024
Niger
0.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
39th
Niger rank
42nd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Italy
- Niger
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Niger, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 39th and Niger ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1880s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1890s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Italy |
| 1900s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Italy |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Italy or Niger?
- Italy, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Italy and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Niger rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Italy ranks 39th and Niger ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.