Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.0662 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0662 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0816 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0441, in 1995.
Niger ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0498 | 0.0441 | 0.0569 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0487 | 0.0443 | 0.0553 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0693 | 0.0584 | 0.0816 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0693 | 0.0626 | 0.0737 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Niger
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 27.92 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.0% (2025)
- Urban population 5.13 million (2025)
- Urban population 18.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1173 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 61.51 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1173 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1173 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 0.0662 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0816 in 2012.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0441 in 1995.
- How does Niger rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.