Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niger
Niger: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
198th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.3132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2006
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niger, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niger is 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niger peaked at 0.3132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2006.
That places Niger 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niger, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.2022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.2016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.2005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.1949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.1943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.1881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.1857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.1849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.1904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.1944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.1983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.1989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.1995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.2046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.2157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1913 | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 0.2216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.2242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 0.2254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.2271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 0.2285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 0.2296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.2307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.2416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1928 | 0.2507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 0.2656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1931 | 0.274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1932 | 0.2829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1933 | 0.2811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 0.2785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.2827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.2851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 0.2892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.2916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 0.2956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 0.3019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 0.285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 0.3132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1951 | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niger?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niger was 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Niger ranks 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.