emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Niger
Niger: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0236 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Niger, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Niger is 0.0236 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0443 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0188 tonnes per person, in 2011.
Niger ranks 161st of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.028 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0376 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0441 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -46.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.02 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0236 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0464 tonnes per person, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0236 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -46.1% | 0.0441 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0285 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0294 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0392 tonnes per person | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 0.0443 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.023 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.0244 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Niger?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Niger was 0.0236 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0443 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0188 tonnes per person in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Niger ranks 161st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.