Guinea vs Niger: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Guinea
0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
47th
Niger rank
48th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Guinea
- Niger
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Guinea ranks 47th and Niger ranks 48th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 0.2264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 0.2922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.2735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.5139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.4904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.4677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.4567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.4501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.4876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.5099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Guinea or Niger?
- Guinea, at 0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Guinea and Niger?
- 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Niger rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Guinea ranks 47th and Niger ranks 48th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.