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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Niger

Niger: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.4791 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4791
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
42nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4791
in 2024
All-time low
0.1176
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Niger, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Niger recorded 0.4791 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Niger peaked at 0.4791 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1176, in 1870.

That places Niger 42nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Niger, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1187 —
1851 0.119 +0.3%
1852 0.1193 +0.2%
1853 0.1196 +0.2%
1854 0.1198 +0.2%
1855 0.1199 +0.1%
1856 0.1201 +0.1%
1857 0.1201 +0.0%
1858 0.1201 -0.0%
1859 0.12 -0.1%
1860 0.1198 -0.1%
1861 0.1196 -0.2%
1862 0.1194 -0.2%
1863 0.1192 -0.2%
1864 0.1189 -0.2%
1865 0.1187 -0.2%
1866 0.1184 -0.2%
1867 0.1182 -0.2%
1868 0.118 -0.2%
1869 0.1178 -0.2%
1870 0.1176 -0.2%
1871 0.1178 +0.2%
1872 0.1188 +0.8%
1873 0.1202 +1.2%
1874 0.1218 +1.3%
1875 0.1234 +1.3%
1876 0.1249 +1.2%
1877 0.1262 +1.0%
1878 0.1272 +0.8%
1879 0.1279 +0.5%
1880 0.1282 +0.3%
1881 0.1283 +0.1%
1882 0.1284 +0.0%
1883 0.1284 +0.0%
1884 0.1284 -0.0%
1885 0.1283 -0.0%
1886 0.1283 -0.0%
1887 0.1283 -0.0%
1888 0.1282 -0.0%
1889 0.1282 -0.0%
1890 0.1299 +1.3%
1891 0.1296 -0.2%
1892 0.1293 -0.2%
1893 0.129 -0.2%
1894 0.1288 -0.2%
1895 0.1286 -0.1%
1896 0.1286 -0.1%
1897 0.1286 +0.0%
1898 0.1287 +0.1%
1899 0.1289 +0.2%
1900 0.1292 +0.3%
1901 0.1295 +0.2%
1902 0.1295 +0.0%
1903 0.1295 -0.1%
1904 0.1293 -0.1%
1905 0.1292 -0.1%
1906 0.1292 -0.0%
1907 0.1294 +0.1%
1908 0.1298 +0.3%
1909 0.1306 +0.6%
1910 0.1317 +0.9%
1911 0.1337 +1.5%
1912 0.137 +2.4%
1913 0.1411 +3.0%
1914 0.1458 +3.4%
1915 0.1509 +3.5%
1916 0.1563 +3.5%
1917 0.1616 +3.4%
1918 0.1668 +3.2%
1919 0.1718 +3.0%
1920 0.1763 +2.7%
1921 0.1811 +2.7%
1922 0.1863 +2.9%
1923 0.1918 +2.9%
1924 0.1973 +2.8%
1925 0.2023 +2.6%
1926 0.2068 +2.2%
1927 0.2105 +1.8%
1928 0.2131 +1.2%
1929 0.2144 +0.6%
1930 0.2143 -0.1%
1931 0.2126 -0.8%
1932 0.2094 -1.5%
1933 0.2052 -2.0%
1934 0.2003 -2.4%
1935 0.1951 -2.6%
1936 0.1897 -2.7%
1937 0.1847 -2.7%
1938 0.1802 -2.4%
1939 0.1766 -2.0%
1940 0.1742 -1.4%
1941 0.185 +6.2%
1942 0.2141 +15.7%
1943 0.2513 +17.3%
1944 0.2887 +14.9%
1945 0.3219 +11.5%
1946 0.349 +8.4%
1947 0.3694 +5.8%
1948 0.383 +3.7%
1949 0.3896 +1.7%
1950 0.3887 -0.2%
1951 0.3796 -2.3%
1952 0.3636 -4.2%
1953 0.3426 -5.8%
1954 0.3187 -7.0%
1955 0.2937 -7.9%
1956 0.2693 -8.3%
1957 0.2471 -8.2%
1958 0.2285 -7.5%
1959 0.215 -5.9%
1960 0.2077 -3.4%
1961 0.1936 -6.8%
1962 0.1966 +1.5%
1963 0.1944 -1.1%
1964 0.2037 +4.8%
1965 0.2054 +0.9%
1966 0.2056 +0.1%
1967 0.2067 +0.5%
1968 0.2074 +0.4%
1969 0.204 -1.7%
1970 0.206 +1.0%
1971 0.2149 +4.3%
1972 0.2112 -1.7%
1973 0.1534 -27.4%
1974 0.1566 +2.1%
1975 0.1628 +4.0%
1976 0.1726 +6.0%
1977 0.1852 +7.3%
1978 0.1871 +1.0%
1979 0.1902 +1.7%
1980 0.1987 +4.5%
1981 0.2107 +6.1%
1982 0.2149 +2.0%
1983 0.2197 +2.2%
1984 0.1547 -29.6%
1985 0.1304 -15.7%
1986 0.1316 +0.9%
1987 0.134 +1.8%
1988 0.1414 +5.5%
1989 0.1455 +2.9%
1990 0.1514 +4.0%
1991 0.1571 +3.7%
1992 0.1637 +4.2%
1993 0.1708 +4.3%
1994 0.174 +1.9%
1995 0.1781 +2.3%
1996 0.1819 +2.1%
1997 0.1907 +4.9%
1998 0.2004 +5.1%
1999 0.2075 +3.5%
2000 0.2137 +3.0%
2001 0.2258 +5.7%
2002 0.2328 +3.1%
2003 0.2406 +3.3%
2004 0.2423 +0.7%
2005 0.2528 +4.3%
2006 0.2595 +2.7%
2007 0.2649 +2.1%
2008 0.2818 +6.4%
2009 0.2953 +4.8%
2010 0.2864 -3.0%
2011 0.2839 -0.9%
2012 0.3011 +6.1%
2013 0.3167 +5.2%
2014 0.33 +4.2%
2015 0.3412 +3.4%
2016 0.3576 +4.8%
2017 0.3662 +2.4%
2018 0.3853 +5.2%
2019 0.4004 +3.9%
2020 0.4149 +3.6%
2021 0.4264 +2.8%
2022 0.4505 +5.6%
2023 0.464 +3.0%
2024 0.4791 +3.3%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 0.4791 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 0.4791 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide 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 -29.6% 0.2197 0.1547
1973 -27.4% 0.2112 0.1534

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1197 0.1187 0.1201 10
1860s 0.1188 0.1178 0.1198 10
1870s 0.1226 0.1176 0.1279 10
1880s 0.1283 0.1282 0.1284 10
1890s 0.129 0.1286 0.1299 10
1900s 0.1295 0.1292 0.1306 10
1910s 0.1497 0.1317 0.1718 10
1920s 0.198 0.1763 0.2144 10
1930s 0.1968 0.1766 0.2143 10
1940s 0.2926 0.1742 0.3896 10
1950s 0.3047 0.215 0.3887 10
1960s 0.2025 0.1936 0.2077 10
1970s 0.184 0.1534 0.2149 10
1980s 0.1682 0.1304 0.2197 10
1990s 0.1776 0.1514 0.2075 10
2000s 0.251 0.2137 0.2953 10
2010s 0.3369 0.2839 0.4004 10
2020s 0.447 0.4149 0.4791 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 39 Italy 0.5184 compare
  2. 40 Mongolia 0.5043 compare
  3. 41 Zambia 0.4848 compare
  4. 43 Mali 0.4691 compare
  5. 44 South Korea 0.4663 compare
  6. 45 New Zealand 0.4514 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Niger?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Niger was 0.4791 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.4791 in 2024.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1176 in 1870.
How does Niger rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Niger ranks 42nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide 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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