Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Niger
Niger: Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation was 3.66 kilograms in 2018. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Niger, 2013–2018
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Niger recorded 3.66 kilograms for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
That places Niger 134th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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More climate change data for Niger
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 27.92 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.0% (2025)
- Urban population 5.13 million (2025)
- Urban population 18.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1173 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 61.51 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1173 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1173 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Niger?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Niger was 3.66 kilograms in 2018, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 kilograms in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 kilograms in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation?
- Niger ranks 134th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.