Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Niger
Niger: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Niger, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Niger stood at 0.0024 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Niger peaked at 0.0097 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Niger ranks 80th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 flaring in Niger?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Niger was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Niger rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Niger ranks 80th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.