Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Niger
Niger: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Niger, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Niger stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 568.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Niger peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Niger ranks 122nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +98.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +72.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 39% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Niger?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Niger was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Niger rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Niger ranks 122nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 568.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.