Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Niger
Niger: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.0019 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0019 °C
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
97th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0019 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Niger, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Niger is 0.0019 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Niger peaked at 0.0019 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Niger ranks 97th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Niger, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.8% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.6% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +33.7% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.0% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +19.8% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +16.3% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.0% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +12.0% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.3% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.7% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +9.0% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.3% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0001 °C | +4.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0001 °C | +5.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1917 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0001 °C | +4.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0001 °C | +5.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0001 °C | +5.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0001 °C | +5.3% |
| 1923 | 0.0002 °C | +5.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0002 °C | +5.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0002 °C | +5.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0002 °C | +5.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0002 °C | +5.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0002 °C | +5.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0002 °C | +4.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0002 °C | +4.9% |
| 1931 | 0.0002 °C | +4.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0002 °C | +4.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0002 °C | +4.5% |
| 1934 | 0.0003 °C | +4.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0003 °C | +4.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0003 °C | +4.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0003 °C | +4.0% |
| 1938 | 0.0003 °C | +3.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0003 °C | +3.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0003 °C | +3.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0003 °C | +3.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0004 °C | +3.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0004 °C | +3.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0004 °C | +3.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0004 °C | +3.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0004 °C | +3.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0004 °C | +3.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0004 °C | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0005 °C | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0005 °C | +3.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0005 °C | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0005 °C | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0005 °C | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0006 °C | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0006 °C | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0006 °C | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0006 °C | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0006 °C | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0007 °C | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0007 °C | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0007 °C | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0007 °C | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 °C | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 °C | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 °C | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 °C | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 °C | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 °C | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 °C | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 °C | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 °C | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 °C | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 °C | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 °C | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 °C | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 °C | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 °C | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 °C | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 °C | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 °C | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 °C | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 °C | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 °C | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 °C | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 °C | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 °C | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 °C | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 °C | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 °C | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.001 °C | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.001 °C | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 °C | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.001 °C | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 °C | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 °C | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 °C | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 °C | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 °C | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 °C | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 °C | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 °C | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 °C | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 °C | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 °C | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 °C | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 °C | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 °C | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 °C | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 °C | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 °C | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 °C | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 °C | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 °C | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 °C | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 °C | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 °C | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 °C | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 °C | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 °C | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 °C | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 °C | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 °C | +2.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0019 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 °C, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0019 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 °C, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +33.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0005 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0011 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0013 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0017 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0019 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Niger?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Niger was 0.0019 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Niger rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Niger ranks 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.