Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Niger
Niger: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
66th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1991
All-time low
-0.6%
in 1973
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Niger, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.1% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Niger peaked at 1.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 1973.
Niger ranks 66th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +20.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +35.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +82.6% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +23.4% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | +22.5% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | +12.7% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 1943 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 1945 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | +17.7% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.5% | +17.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -36.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -26.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -24.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -20.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +440.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -41.1% |
| 1969 | -0.1% | -136.8% |
| 1970 | -0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | +14.2% |
| 1972 | -0.2% | +65.7% |
| 1973 | -0.6% | +140.5% |
| 1974 | -0.5% | -16.8% |
| 1975 | -0.4% | -18.1% |
| 1976 | -0.3% | -20.5% |
| 1977 | -0.2% | -27.6% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -72.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -275.7% |
| 1980 | -0.1% | -234.3% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -33.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -110.4% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -1288.5% |
| 1984 | -0.1% | -17.1% |
| 1985 | -0.1% | -19.4% |
| 1986 | -0.1% | +92.0% |
| 1987 | -0.1% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | -0.0% | -71.2% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -2670.0% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -43.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +54.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -35.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -35.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -40.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +43.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +280.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -35.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +84.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -39.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -27.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +2670.0% | -0.0% | 1.0% |
| 1983 | -1288.5% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | +440.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2006 | +280.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1979 | +275.7% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1980 | -234.3% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2% | -0.6% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Niger?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Niger was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Niger ranks 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.