Niger vs Zambia
Niger vs Zambia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.12 tonnes in Niger and 0.54 tonnes in Zambia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.42 tonnes, or 4.57 times that in Niger.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Niger ranked 189 and Zambia ranked 158 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Niger | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.12 | 0.54 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.49 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.09 | 0.51 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.09 | 0.46 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.37 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.11 | 0.36 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.09 | 0.24 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.07 | 0.34 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 0.48 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.1 | 0.48 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.1 | 0.45 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.11 | 0.47 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.08 | 0.47 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.08 | 0.48 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.1 | 0.51 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.1 | 0.54 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.1 | 0.58 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.08 | 0.65 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.07 | 0.67 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.07 | 0.76 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.06 | 0.82 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.06 | 0.93 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.05 | 0.96 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.05 | 0.97 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.05 | 0.93 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.04 | 0.87 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.05 | 0.86 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Niger vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateNiger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsNiger: 0 TIV in 1973Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990