Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Niger
Niger: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.235 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.235 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
83rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
11.62 tonnes per person
in 1953
All-time low
-7 tonnes per person
in 1973
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Niger, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Niger stood at 0.235 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Niger peaked at 11.62 tonnes per person in 1953 and was at its lowest, -7 tonnes per person, in 1973.
That places Niger 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5282 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.6566 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1852 | 0.6888 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1853 | 0.7004 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1854 | 0.7206 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1855 | 0.7033 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1856 | 0.6904 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1857 | 0.6825 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.7259 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1859 | 0.6822 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1860 | 0.8433 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1861 | 0.9329 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1862 | 0.9938 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1863 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1864 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1865 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1871 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1872 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1873 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1874 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 1.58 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1881 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1885 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 1.6 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1890 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1891 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1892 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1893 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1894 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 1.58 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +82.3% |
| 1901 | 3.59 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1902 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1903 | 4.22 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1904 | 4.36 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1905 | 4.45 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1906 | 4.42 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 4.44 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 4.53 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 4.53 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 4.26 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1911 | 3.99 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1912 | 3.83 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1913 | 3.73 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 3.65 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1915 | 3.64 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1917 | 3.5 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1918 | 3.44 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1919 | 3.52 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 4.64 tonnes per person | +32.1% |
| 1921 | 5.4 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1922 | 5.73 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1923 | 5.99 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1924 | 6.09 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 6.2 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 6.41 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1927 | 6.3 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1928 | 6.18 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 6.12 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1930 | 6.36 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 6.44 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1932 | 6.4 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 6.3 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 6.25 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 6.25 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 6.16 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1937 | 6.13 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1938 | 6.07 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 5.99 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 7.1 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1941 | 7.72 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1942 | 7.99 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 7.97 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 8.14 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 8.11 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 7.93 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1947 | 7.82 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1948 | 7.82 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 7.5 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1950 | 9.98 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 1951 | 11.07 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1952 | 11.44 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 11.62 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 11.33 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 11.24 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 10.93 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 10.79 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 10.72 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 10.7 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 10.7 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 6.64 tonnes per person | -37.9% |
| 1962 | 4.47 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 1963 | 3.18 tonnes per person | -28.8% |
| 1964 | 2.37 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 1965 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1966 | 1.42 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1967 | 7.91 tonnes per person | +455.6% |
| 1968 | 4.59 tonnes per person | -42.0% |
| 1969 | -1.8 tonnes per person | -139.3% |
| 1970 | -1.78 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | -1.82 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | -3.08 tonnes per person | +69.2% |
| 1973 | -7 tonnes per person | +127.4% |
| 1974 | -5.72 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1975 | -4.43 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1976 | -3.39 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1977 | -2.61 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1978 | -0.6804 tonnes per person | -73.9% |
| 1979 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -252.2% |
| 1980 | -1.38 tonnes per person | -233.6% |
| 1981 | -0.8684 tonnes per person | -37.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | -109.6% |
| 1983 | -1.01 tonnes per person | -1318.1% |
| 1984 | -0.8979 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1985 | -0.742 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1986 | -1.41 tonnes per person | +90.6% |
| 1987 | -1.18 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1988 | -0.3126 tonnes per person | -73.5% |
| 1989 | 7.57 tonnes per person | -2521.8% |
| 1990 | 9.54 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1991 | 9.86 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 5.66 tonnes per person | -42.6% |
| 1993 | 4.05 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 1994 | 7.04 tonnes per person | +73.8% |
| 1995 | 4.11 tonnes per person | -41.6% |
| 1996 | 2.67 tonnes per person | -35.1% |
| 1997 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1998 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8124 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6693 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8448 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7677 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5449 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6951 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 2.59 tonnes per person | +272.6% |
| 2007 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -44.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9475 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 2009 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 1.97 tonnes per person | +77.0% |
| 2011 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 3.14 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -44.9% |
| 2014 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 2.13 tonnes per person | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -34.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7031 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4969 tonnes per person | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3872 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3126 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2828 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2563 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.235 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.235 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828 tonnes per person, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.235 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | +2521.8% | -0.3126 tonnes per person | 7.57 tonnes per person |
| 1983 | -1318.1% | 0.0833 tonnes per person | -1.01 tonnes per person |
| 1967 | +455.6% | 1.42 tonnes per person | 7.91 tonnes per person |
| 2006 | +272.6% | 0.6951 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person |
| 1979 | +252.2% | -0.6804 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | -233.6% | 1.04 tonnes per person | -1.38 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6779 tonnes per person | 0.5282 tonnes per person | 0.7259 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.8433 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.14 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.71 tonnes per person | 3.44 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.91 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | 6.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.23 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | 6.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.81 tonnes per person | 7.1 tonnes per person | 8.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.98 tonnes per person | 9.98 tonnes per person | 11.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.13 tonnes per person | -1.8 tonnes per person | 10.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.95 tonnes per person | -7 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0159 tonnes per person | -1.41 tonnes per person | 7.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.73 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 9.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.5449 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 0.4969 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2948 tonnes per person | 0.235 tonnes per person | 0.3872 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Niger?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Niger was 0.235 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.62 tonnes per person in 1953.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -7 tonnes per person in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Niger ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.