Afghanistan vs Saint Lucia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Afghanistan
0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
184th
Saint Lucia rank
181st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 184th and Saint Lucia ranks 181st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 17 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.1028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.1006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.0873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.1682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.3094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Afghanistan or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Afghanistan and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th and Saint Lucia ranks 181st 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.