Waste — Emissions per capita in Niger
Niger: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Niger, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.06 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Niger peaked at 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Niger ranks 210th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.06 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.06 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.052 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 210 Afghanistan 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 210 Kenya 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 210 Mozambique 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 210 United Republic of Tanzania 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 waste — emissions per capita in Niger?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Niger was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Niger ranks 210th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.