Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Niger
Niger: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
48th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1968
All-time low
0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1986
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Niger, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Niger is 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1986.
Niger ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -31.2% | 0.7091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1973 | -27.0% | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 45 Ukraine 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 46 Romania 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 47 Guinea 0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 49 Netherlands 0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 50 Georgia 0.4969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 51 Nicaragua 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Niger?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Niger was 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Niger ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – 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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.