Long run air pollution in Niger
Niger: Long run air pollution was 42,446 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
42,446
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
135th
of 220 countries
All-time high
42,446
in 2022
All-time low
470
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Niger, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Niger is 42,446, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Niger peaked at 42,446 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 470, in 1750.
That places Niger 135th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 470 | — |
| 1751 | 470.16 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 470.31 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 470.47 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 470.62 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 470.78 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 470.94 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 471.09 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 471.25 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 471.4 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 471.56 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 471.71 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 471.87 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 472.02 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 472.18 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 472.33 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 472.49 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 472.65 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 472.8 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 472.96 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 473.11 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 473.27 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 473.43 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 473.58 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 473.74 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 473.89 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 474.05 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 474.2 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 474.36 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 474.52 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 474.67 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 474.83 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 474.99 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 475.14 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 475.3 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 475.45 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 475.61 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 475.77 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 475.92 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 476.08 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 476.24 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 476.39 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 476.55 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 476.7 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 476.86 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 477.02 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 477.17 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 477.33 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 477.49 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 477.64 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 477.8 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 479.57 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 481.34 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 483.11 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 484.88 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 486.66 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 488.43 | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 490.18 | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 491.95 | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 493.73 | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 495.51 | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 497.54 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 499.58 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 501.61 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 503.65 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 505.69 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 507.71 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 509.76 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 511.81 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 513.86 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 515.92 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 517.98 | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 520.05 | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 522.11 | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 524.18 | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 526.25 | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 528.3 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 530.38 | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 532.46 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 534.55 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 536.63 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 538.73 | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 540.82 | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 542.92 | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 545.02 | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 547.12 | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 549.2 | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 551.31 | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 553.42 | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 555.54 | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 557.65 | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 559.78 | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 561.9 | +0.4% |
| 1843 | 564.03 | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 566.16 | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 568.27 | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 570.41 | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 572.55 | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 574.69 | +0.4% |
| 1849 | 576.84 | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 578.99 | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 581.14 | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 583.3 | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 585.46 | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 587.62 | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 589.76 | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 591.93 | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 594.1 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 596.28 | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 598.46 | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 600.63 | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 606 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 611.34 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 616.74 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 622.15 | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 627.54 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 632.99 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 638.45 | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 643.9 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 649.39 | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 654.9 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 660.61 | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 666.15 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 671.74 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 677.35 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 682.94 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 688.58 | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 694.24 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 699.89 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 705.58 | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 711.29 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 717.01 | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 722.78 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 728.57 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 734.61 | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 740.97 | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 747.35 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 753.76 | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 760.34 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 766.98 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 773.65 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 780.36 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 787.12 | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 793.92 | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 800.72 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 807.58 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 814.48 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 821.38 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 828.34 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 835.34 | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 842.34 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 852.41 | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 862.65 | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 873.06 | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 883.62 | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 894.39 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 905.59 | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 916.95 | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 928.54 | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 940.34 | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 952.32 | +1.3% |
| 1911 | 982.33 | +3.2% |
| 1912 | 1,021 | +3.9% |
| 1913 | 1,052 | +3.0% |
| 1914 | 1,083 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 1,114 | +2.8% |
| 1916 | 1,144 | +2.7% |
| 1917 | 1,175 | +2.7% |
| 1918 | 1,206 | +2.6% |
| 1919 | 1,237 | +2.6% |
| 1920 | 1,269 | +2.6% |
| 1921 | 1,301 | +2.5% |
| 1922 | 1,334 | +2.5% |
| 1923 | 1,364 | +2.3% |
| 1924 | 1,395 | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 1,466 | +5.1% |
| 1926 | 1,527 | +4.1% |
| 1927 | 1,586 | +3.8% |
| 1928 | 1,640 | +3.4% |
| 1929 | 1,682 | +2.6% |
| 1930 | 1,722 | +2.3% |
| 1931 | 1,776 | +3.2% |
| 1932 | 1,825 | +2.7% |
| 1933 | 1,848 | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 1,868 | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 1,890 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 1,930 | +2.2% |
| 1937 | 1,980 | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 2,018 | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 2,053 | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 2,083 | +1.5% |
| 1941 | 2,125 | +2.0% |
| 1942 | 2,165 | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 2,209 | +2.0% |
| 1944 | 2,270 | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 2,304 | +1.5% |
| 1946 | 2,358 | +2.3% |
| 1947 | 2,421 | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 2,489 | +2.8% |
| 1949 | 2,610 | +4.9% |
| 1950 | 3,764 | +44.2% |
| 1951 | 3,512 | -6.7% |
| 1952 | 3,756 | +7.0% |
| 1953 | 3,955 | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 4,203 | +6.2% |
| 1955 | 4,339 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 4,586 | +5.7% |
| 1957 | 4,806 | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 3,873 | -19.4% |
| 1959 | 3,989 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 4,157 | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 4,471 | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 4,676 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 4,943 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 5,092 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 5,305 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 5,766 | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 5,950 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 6,309 | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 6,643 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 7,355 | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 7,752 | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 8,173 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 7,510 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 7,713 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 8,435 | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 8,942 | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 9,691 | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 10,758 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 11,268 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 12,103 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 13,254 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 14,020 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 14,669 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 12,488 | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 12,014 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 14,036 | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 14,052 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 14,550 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 15,257 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 13,571 | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 13,738 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 13,847 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 14,664 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 14,867 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 15,061 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 15,394 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 16,348 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 17,040 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 17,095 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16,798 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 17,265 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 17,823 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 18,758 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 19,411 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 20,140 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 20,740 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 22,058 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 22,985 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 25,394 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 27,239 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 27,208 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32,427 | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 34,526 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 36,084 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 37,742 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 37,338 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 36,922 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 37,388 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 39,789 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 40,475 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 41,401 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 42,446 | +2.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 42,446 is below the median for low income countries, which is 44,196, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 42,446 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +44.2% | 2,610 | 3,764 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 470.7 | 470 | 471.4 | 10 |
| 1760s | 472.26 | 471.56 | 472.96 | 10 |
| 1770s | 473.81 | 473.11 | 474.52 | 10 |
| 1780s | 475.38 | 474.67 | 476.08 | 10 |
| 1790s | 476.94 | 476.24 | 477.64 | 10 |
| 1800s | 485.77 | 477.8 | 493.73 | 10 |
| 1810s | 504.67 | 495.51 | 513.86 | 10 |
| 1820s | 525.22 | 515.92 | 534.55 | 10 |
| 1830s | 546.07 | 536.63 | 555.54 | 10 |
| 1840s | 567.23 | 557.65 | 576.84 | 10 |
| 1850s | 588.7 | 578.99 | 598.46 | 10 |
| 1860s | 624.91 | 600.63 | 649.39 | 10 |
| 1870s | 680.2 | 654.9 | 705.58 | 10 |
| 1880s | 738.37 | 711.29 | 766.98 | 10 |
| 1890s | 804.29 | 773.65 | 835.34 | 10 |
| 1900s | 889.99 | 842.34 | 940.34 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,097 | 952.32 | 1,237 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,456 | 1,269 | 1,682 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,891 | 1,722 | 2,053 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,304 | 2,083 | 2,610 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4,078 | 3,512 | 4,806 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,331 | 4,157 | 6,643 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,760 | 7,355 | 11,268 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,644 | 12,014 | 15,257 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,163 | 13,571 | 17,095 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,137 | 16,798 | 25,394 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,666 | 27,208 | 39,789 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,441 | 40,475 | 42,446 | 3 |
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More environment data for Niger
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.03 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 22.72 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Niger?
- Long run air pollution in Niger was 42,446 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 42,446 in 2022.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 470 in 1750.
- How does Niger rank for long run air pollution?
- Niger ranks 135th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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