Niger Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
41,146,147
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.68%
increase
Global Share
0.08%
Per Capita
1.47
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Niger were 41,146,147 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1,073,900 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 40,072,247 tons.
- Per capita: 1.47 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Niger accounts for 0.08% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,146,147 | 3,214,248 | 27,270,742 | 10,022,883 | 638,274 | 1.47 | 2.68% | 0.08% |
| 2023 | 40,072,247 | 3,162,896 | 26,576,651 | 9,735,887 | 596,813 | 1.49 | −3.11% | 0.08% |
| 2022 | 41,358,732 | 3,217,778 | 27,477,882 | 10,107,881 | 555,191 | 1.59 | 5.52% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 39,193,970 | 2,858,795 | 26,214,919 | 9,606,366 | 513,890 | 1.57 | 5.38% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 37,194,710 | 2,409,613 | 25,115,021 | 9,198,598 | 471,478 | 1.54 | 4.72% | 0.08% |
| 2019 | 35,517,359 | 2,373,067 | 23,963,811 | 8,750,156 | 430,325 | 1.53 | 5.54% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 33,652,832 | 2,027,845 | 22,890,685 | 8,344,314 | 389,987 | 1.51 | 4.67% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 32,150,330 | 1,973,907 | 21,888,028 | 7,944,152 | 344,243 | 1.5 | 3.92% | 0.06% |
| 2016 | 30,938,854 | 2,167,359 | 20,898,558 | 7,566,071 | 306,866 | 1.5 | 4.57% | 0.06% |
| 2015 | 29,588,025 | 2,169,784 | 19,955,857 | 7,193,411 | 268,972 | 1.49 | 3.68% | 0.06% |
| 2014 | 28,538,709 | 2,202,015 | 19,210,637 | 6,882,658 | 243,398 | 1.49 | 4.76% | 0.06% |
| 2013 | 27,242,566 | 2,037,098 | 18,427,576 | 6,554,593 | 223,299 | 1.48 | 5.22% | 0.06% |
| 2012 | 25,890,468 | 2,055,086 | 17,416,319 | 6,201,803 | 217,261 | 1.46 | 7.34% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 24,120,189 | 1,473,837 | 16,544,101 | 5,889,187 | 213,064 | 1.41 | 3.44% | 0.05% |
| 2010 | 23,318,826 | 1,441,818 | 15,996,808 | 5,668,596 | 211,604 | 1.42 | −0.93% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 23,538,279 | 1,134,046 | 16,425,483 | 5,765,895 | 212,856 | 1.49 | 4.58% | 0.05% |
| 2008 | 22,507,062 | 910,191 | 15,874,282 | 5,516,677 | 205,912 | 1.48 | 4.14% | 0.05% |
| 2007 | 21,612,053 | 870,497 | 15,298,796 | 5,244,753 | 198,007 | 1.47 | 4.13% | 0.05% |
| 2006 | 20,754,661 | 801,559 | 14,762,666 | 4,996,579 | 193,857 | 1.47 | 3.55% | 0.05% |
| 2005 | 20,043,332 | 798,774 | 14,266,258 | 4,794,571 | 183,730 | 1.47 | 3.76% | 0.05% |
| 2004 | 19,316,250 | 832,697 | 13,761,252 | 4,568,474 | 153,827 | 1.47 | 4.42% | 0.05% |
| 2003 | 18,499,146 | 796,785 | 13,193,467 | 4,379,902 | 128,992 | 1.46 | 4.52% | 0.05% |
| 2002 | 17,699,899 | 733,533 | 12,670,339 | 4,191,605 | 104,423 | 1.45 | 4.4% | 0.05% |
| 2001 | 16,954,348 | 706,069 | 12,162,274 | 4,003,073 | 82,931 | 1.44 | 4.61% | 0.05% |
| 2000 | 16,206,449 | 701,590 | 11,636,756 | 3,807,566 | 60,537 | 1.43 | 2.28% | 0.05% |
| 1999 | 15,844,596 | 680,458 | 11,443,756 | 3,687,031 | 33,351 | 1.45 | 3.93% | 0.05% |
| 1998 | 15,246,137 | 694,121 | 10,996,961 | 3,532,186 | 22,870 | 1.44 | 4.56% | 0.04% |
| 1997 | 14,580,927 | 641,975 | 10,578,524 | 3,343,623 | 16,804 | 1.43 | 5.38% | 0.04% |
| 1996 | 13,836,579 | 638,535 | 10,010,036 | 3,175,831 | 12,177 | 1.41 | 4.95% | 0.04% |
| 1995 | 13,184,392 | 551,855 | 9,590,841 | 3,033,934 | 7,762 | 1.39 | 4.22% | 0.04% |
| 1994 | 12,650,185 | 571,329 | 9,196,408 | 2,877,928 | 4,520 | 1.38 | 3.09% | 0.04% |
| 1993 | 12,271,206 | 681,993 | 8,833,742 | 2,753,550 | 1,921 | 1.39 | 5.91% | 0.04% |
| 1992 | 11,586,277 | 561,274 | 8,425,052 | 2,598,760 | 1,190 | 1.36 | 3.85% | 0.04% |
| 1991 | 11,156,520 | 591,900 | 8,093,325 | 2,470,543 | 752 | 1.35 | 3.89% | 0.03% |
| 1990 | 10,738,679 | 620,477 | 7,765,198 | 2,352,888 | 116 | 1.34 | 1.97% | 0.03% |
| 1989 | 10,531,263 | 820,008 | 7,449,859 | 2,261,396 | 0 | 1.36 | 3.75% | 0.03% |
| 1988 | 10,150,159 | 799,561 | 7,185,833 | 2,164,765 | 0 | 1.35 | 3.8% | 0.03% |
| 1987 | 9,779,002 | 774,144 | 6,955,146 | 2,049,712 | 0 | 1.34 | 3.06% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 9,488,211 | 780,349 | 6,741,502 | 1,966,360 | 0 | 1.33 | 3.31% | 0.03% |
| 1985 | 9,184,393 | 598,055 | 6,637,475 | 1,948,863 | 0 | 1.33 | −13.62% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 10,632,740 | 581,017 | 7,708,665 | 2,343,057 | 0 | 1.58 | −27.12% | 0.04% |
| 1983 | 14,588,854 | 692,855 | 10,571,299 | 3,324,701 | 0 | 2.23 | 5.27% | 0.05% |
| 1982 | 13,858,239 | 630,140 | 10,080,842 | 3,147,256 | 0 | 2.18 | 4.56% | 0.05% |
| 1981 | 13,254,005 | 601,603 | 9,658,722 | 2,993,679 | 0 | 2.15 | 5.19% | 0.05% |
| 1980 | 12,600,443 | 513,330 | 9,241,824 | 2,845,289 | 0 | 2.1 | 4.36% | 0.04% |
| 1979 | 12,073,976 | 413,531 | 8,926,540 | 2,733,906 | 0 | 2.08 | 3.61% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 11,653,638 | 385,094 | 8,645,872 | 2,622,672 | 0 | 2.06 | 3.63% | 0.04% |
| 1977 | 11,245,027 | 350,449 | 8,375,092 | 2,519,485 | 0 | 2.05 | 9.97% | 0.04% |
| 1976 | 10,225,945 | 314,689 | 7,589,626 | 2,321,631 | 0 | 1.92 | 7.8% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 9,485,598 | 289,529 | 7,051,139 | 2,144,929 | 0 | 1.83 | 7.04% | 0.04% |
| 1974 | 8,862,135 | 249,535 | 6,620,315 | 1,992,285 | 0 | 1.76 | 0.67% | 0.03% |
| 1973 | 8,803,103 | 266,631 | 6,614,671 | 1,921,801 | 0 | 1.8 | −23.78% | 0.03% |
| 1972 | 11,549,208 | 226,732 | 8,685,905 | 2,636,571 | 0 | 2.42 | 1.84% | 0.05% |
| 1971 | 11,340,283 | 206,687 | 8,546,851 | 2,586,746 | 0 | 2.45 | 2.89% | 0.05% |
| 1970 | 11,021,872 | 210,453 | 8,305,487 | 2,505,932 | 0 | 2.44 | – | 0.05% |
See also
- Niger CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Niger
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).