Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Niger
Niger: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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 gas in Niger stood at 0.0039 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Niger peaked at 0.0048 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Niger 120th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0048 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 gas in Niger?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Niger was 0.0039 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 gas recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Niger rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Niger ranks 120th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.