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Share global methane emissions in Niger

Niger: Share global methane emissions was 0.3327 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3327
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
52nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3327
in 2024
All-time low
0.1012
in 1985
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Niger, 1850–2024

0.10.150.20.250.30.35185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Niger stood at 0.3327. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Niger peaked at 0.3327 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1012, in 1985.

Niger ranks 52nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Niger, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1611 —
1851 0.1606 -0.3%
1852 0.1599 -0.4%
1853 0.1591 -0.5%
1854 0.1577 -0.9%
1855 0.157 -0.4%
1856 0.1561 -0.6%
1857 0.1555 -0.4%
1858 0.155 -0.4%
1859 0.154 -0.6%
1860 0.1529 -0.7%
1861 0.1523 -0.4%
1862 0.1518 -0.3%
1863 0.1509 -0.6%
1864 0.1501 -0.6%
1865 0.1493 -0.5%
1866 0.1485 -0.5%
1867 0.1479 -0.4%
1868 0.1475 -0.3%
1869 0.1467 -0.5%
1870 0.1463 -0.3%
1871 0.1452 -0.7%
1872 0.1436 -1.1%
1873 0.1424 -0.8%
1874 0.1422 -0.2%
1875 0.141 -0.9%
1876 0.1402 -0.5%
1877 0.1394 -0.6%
1878 0.1388 -0.5%
1879 0.1376 -0.8%
1880 0.136 -1.2%
1881 0.1348 -0.9%
1882 0.1335 -0.9%
1883 0.1322 -1.0%
1884 0.1315 -0.5%
1885 0.1308 -0.5%
1886 0.1301 -0.5%
1887 0.129 -0.8%
1888 0.1275 -1.2%
1889 0.1269 -0.5%
1890 0.1253 -1.2%
1891 0.1243 -0.8%
1892 0.1237 -0.5%
1893 0.1235 -0.2%
1894 0.1225 -0.8%
1895 0.1213 -1.0%
1896 0.1205 -0.6%
1897 0.1194 -0.9%
1898 0.1183 -0.9%
1899 0.1167 -1.3%
1900 0.1155 -1.1%
1901 0.1145 -0.8%
1902 0.1138 -0.7%
1903 0.1121 -1.5%
1904 0.1115 -0.5%
1905 0.1104 -1.0%
1906 0.109 -1.3%
1907 0.1067 -2.1%
1908 0.107 +0.2%
1909 0.1058 -1.1%
1910 0.1048 -1.0%
1911 0.106 +1.2%
1912 0.1076 +1.5%
1913 0.1079 +0.2%
1914 0.1112 +3.1%
1915 0.1128 +1.4%
1916 0.1129 +0.0%
1917 0.1134 +0.5%
1918 0.1158 +2.1%
1919 0.1194 +3.1%
1920 0.1182 -1.0%
1921 0.1228 +3.9%
1922 0.1228 -0.0%
1923 0.1213 -1.2%
1924 0.1223 +0.8%
1925 0.1235 +1.0%
1926 0.1255 +1.6%
1927 0.1248 -0.5%
1928 0.1269 +1.6%
1929 0.1268 -0.0%
1930 0.1294 +2.0%
1931 0.1333 +3.0%
1932 0.1367 +2.6%
1933 0.1371 +0.3%
1934 0.1364 -0.5%
1935 0.1365 +0.1%
1936 0.1352 -0.9%
1937 0.1351 -0.1%
1938 0.1372 +1.6%
1939 0.1371 -0.1%
1940 0.1367 -0.3%
1941 0.1374 +0.5%
1942 0.1388 +1.0%
1943 0.1391 +0.2%
1944 0.1404 +0.9%
1945 0.1441 +2.7%
1946 0.1424 -1.2%
1947 0.1401 -1.6%
1948 0.1403 +0.1%
1949 0.1415 +0.8%
1950 0.1419 +0.3%
1951 0.1415 -0.3%
1952 0.1425 +0.7%
1953 0.1431 +0.4%
1954 0.1434 +0.2%
1955 0.1405 -2.0%
1956 0.1397 -0.5%
1957 0.1391 -0.4%
1958 0.1397 +0.4%
1959 0.1372 -1.8%
1960 0.1368 -0.3%
1961 0.1215 -11.2%
1962 0.125 +2.9%
1963 0.1249 -0.1%
1964 0.1337 +7.1%
1965 0.1378 +3.0%
1966 0.1392 +1.0%
1967 0.1437 +3.2%
1968 0.148 +3.0%
1969 0.1456 -1.6%
1970 0.1459 +0.2%
1971 0.1494 +2.4%
1972 0.1485 -0.6%
1973 0.1116 -24.8%
1974 0.1107 -0.8%
1975 0.1164 +5.1%
1976 0.1236 +6.2%
1977 0.1351 +9.3%
1978 0.1383 +2.4%
1979 0.1398 +1.1%
1980 0.1467 +4.9%
1981 0.1559 +6.3%
1982 0.1608 +3.1%
1983 0.1674 +4.1%
1984 0.1201 -28.3%
1985 0.1012 -15.7%
1986 0.1014 +0.2%
1987 0.104 +2.6%
1988 0.1056 +1.6%
1989 0.1074 +1.7%
1990 0.1108 +3.2%
1991 0.1158 +4.5%
1992 0.1199 +3.5%
1993 0.1255 +4.7%
1994 0.1289 +2.7%
1995 0.1322 +2.5%
1996 0.1365 +3.3%
1997 0.1442 +5.6%
1998 0.1506 +4.5%
1999 0.1562 +3.7%
2000 0.1568 +0.3%
2001 0.1639 +4.5%
2002 0.1709 +4.3%
2003 0.1739 +1.8%
2004 0.1782 +2.4%
2005 0.1823 +2.3%
2006 0.1859 +2.0%
2007 0.1931 +3.9%
2008 0.1998 +3.5%
2009 0.2101 +5.2%
2010 0.2024 -3.6%
2011 0.2041 +0.8%
2012 0.2134 +4.6%
2013 0.228 +6.9%
2014 0.2363 +3.7%
2015 0.2451 +3.7%
2016 0.2561 +4.5%
2017 0.2636 +2.9%
2018 0.272 +3.2%
2019 0.2824 +3.8%
2020 0.2997 +6.1%
2021 0.3078 +2.7%
2022 0.3145 +2.2%
2023 0.322 +2.4%
2024 0.3327 +3.3%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 0.3327 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 0.3327 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global methane 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.

YearChange FromTo
1984 -28.3% 0.1674 0.1201

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1576 0.154 0.1611 10
1860s 0.1498 0.1467 0.1529 10
1870s 0.1417 0.1376 0.1463 10
1880s 0.1312 0.1269 0.136 10
1890s 0.1215 0.1167 0.1253 10
1900s 0.1106 0.1058 0.1155 10
1910s 0.1112 0.1048 0.1194 10
1920s 0.1235 0.1182 0.1269 10
1930s 0.1354 0.1294 0.1372 10
1940s 0.1401 0.1367 0.1441 10
1950s 0.1409 0.1372 0.1434 10
1960s 0.1356 0.1215 0.148 10
1970s 0.1319 0.1107 0.1494 10
1980s 0.1271 0.1012 0.1674 10
1990s 0.1321 0.1108 0.1562 10
2000s 0.1815 0.1568 0.2101 10
2010s 0.2404 0.2024 0.2824 10
2020s 0.3154 0.2997 0.3327 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 49 South Sudan 0.3433 compare
  2. 50 Peru 0.3401 compare
  3. 51 Oman 0.3342 compare
  4. 53 Mali 0.3187 compare
  5. 54 Morocco 0.3152 compare
  6. 55 Japan 0.3068 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Niger?
Share global methane emissions in Niger was 0.3327 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.3327 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 in 1985.
How does Niger rank for share global methane emissions?
Niger ranks 52nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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