emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Niger
Niger: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Niger, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Niger is 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Niger peaked at 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0849 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Niger ranks 183rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0849 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0856 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0864 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.087 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0881 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0914 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0943 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0974 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1007 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1041 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1075 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1113 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1156 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1209 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.125 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1289 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1331 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1372 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1418 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1469 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1541 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1593 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1627 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1674 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1723 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1903 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1967 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2033 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2104 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2392 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2472 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2567 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2667 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2766 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2854 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2979 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3634 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3755 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3868 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.216 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2217 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.227 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2356 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2448 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2531 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2609 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2705 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2793 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2897 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2988 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2548 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.282 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3537 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3659 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3804 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3878 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3934 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4097 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4251 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4568 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4712 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | -44.2% | 0.3868 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.216 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +25.4% | 0.282 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3537 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0907 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0849 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1007 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1225 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1041 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1418 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1763 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1469 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2104 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2995 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2392 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3868 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2499 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.216 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2897 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3552 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2548 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4251 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4668 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4568 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 180 Venezuela 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 181 Algeria 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 182 Libya 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 184 Vanuatu 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 185 Chad 0.4577 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 186 Russia 0.4289 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Niger?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Niger was 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0849 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Niger ranks 183rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.