Angola vs Turkey: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Angola
0.4561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
56th
Turkey rank
55th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Angola
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola, a difference of 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 56th and Turkey ranks 55th of 201 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Turkey Difference Ahead
1850s 0.234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1860s 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1870s 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1880s 0.3289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1890s 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1900s 0.4341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1910s 0.6051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1920s 0.8741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1930s 0.8228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1940s 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1950s 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1960s 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1970s 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1980s 0.9461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
1990s 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2000s 0.8592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2010s 0.6316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola
2020s 0.4861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Angola or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Angola and Turkey?
0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Turkey?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Angola and Turkey rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Angola ranks 56th and Turkey ranks 55th 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

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.