Land-use change — Emissions Share in Niger
Niger: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 55.88 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Niger, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Niger is 55.88 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Niger peaked at 94.12 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 33.62 %, in 2020.
That places Niger 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.09 % | — |
| 1991 | 93.58 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 94.12 % | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 92.2 % | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 92.64 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.05 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 92.11 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 92.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 91.65 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 92.14 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 92.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.42 % | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 73.17 % | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 70.7 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 68.98 % | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 72.71 % | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 73.54 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 72.05 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 68.73 % | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 63.42 % | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 57.25 % | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 53.34 % | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 44.14 % | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 40.89 % | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 38.96 % | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 39.41 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 40.25 % | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 39.1 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 44.6 % | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 36.36 % | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 33.62 % | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 54.41 % | +61.8% |
| 2022 | 54.72 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.88 % | +2.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 55.88 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.44 %, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 55.88 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.12 %, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +61.8% | 33.62 % | 54.41 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.68 % | 91.65 % | 94.12 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.99 % | 63.42 % | 92.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.43 % | 36.36 % | 57.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.66 % | 33.62 % | 55.88 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share in Niger?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Niger was 55.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 94.12 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.62 % in 2020.
- How does Niger rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Niger ranks 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.