Albania vs Niger: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Albania
5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Albania rank
147th
Niger rank
144th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Albania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Albania, a difference of 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 147th and Niger ranks 144th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 17 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 285,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1860s | 316,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 207,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1870s | 350,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1880s | 389,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1890s | 430,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1900s | 474,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1910s | 514,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 171,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1920s | 530,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 416,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1930s | 681,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1940s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 684,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1950s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 875,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 588,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1960s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1970s | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1980s | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1990s | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2000s | 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2010s | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2020s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 638,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Albania or Niger?
- Niger, at 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Albania and Niger?
- 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Niger rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Albania ranks 147th and Niger ranks 144th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.