Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Niger
Niger: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.3523 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
Niger recorded 0.3523 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Niger peaked at 11.63 tonnes per person in 1953 and was at its lowest, -6.94 tonnes per person, in 1973.
That places Niger 187th out of 194 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 | 10.99 tonnes per person | 9.99 tonnes per person | 11.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.16 tonnes per person | -1.76 tonnes per person | 10.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.89 tonnes per person | -6.94 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1088 tonnes per person | -1.29 tonnes per person | 7.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 9.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.6049 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 0.6065 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4143 tonnes per person | 0.3523 tonnes per person | 0.5154 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 including land-use change in Niger?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Niger was 0.3523 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 including land-use change recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 tonnes per person in 1953.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.94 tonnes per person in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Niger ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.