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
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.