Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Niger
Niger: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
93rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1953
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1973
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Niger, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Niger peaked at 0.2% in 1953 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1973.
That places Niger 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +23.9% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +12.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -18.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -11.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +55.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -47.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -31.4% |
| 1973 | -0.0% | -124.8% |
| 1974 | -0.0% | -24.0% |
| 1975 | -0.0% | -55.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -175.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +236.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +192.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +76.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -49.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +28.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -36.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -69.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -92.1% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -1988.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -114.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +7794.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +41.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +41.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +7794.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1986 | -1988.1% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | +236.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1978 | +192.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1976 | +175.3% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | -124.8% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Niger?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Niger was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1953.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Niger ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.