Niger vs Somalia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Niger
52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger rank
93rd
Somalia rank
96th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia, a difference of 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 93rd and Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1860s | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 701,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1870s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1880s | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 442,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1890s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 515,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1900s | 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1910s | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1920s | 16.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1930s | 21.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1940s | 27.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1950s | 41.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1960s | 32.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1970s | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1990s | 45.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 2000s | 27.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2010s | 52.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 2020s | 50.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Niger and Somalia?
- 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Niger ranks 93rd and Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.