Azerbaijan vs Congo: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Azerbaijan
0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo
0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
94th
Congo rank
93rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Congo ranks 93rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 7 and Congo in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 0.2181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 0.2418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 0.2821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 0.2835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 0.2713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 0.2902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.3071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.4241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.4219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.4347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.4281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.2908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Azerbaijan or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Azerbaijan and Congo?
- 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Congo rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Congo ranks 93rd 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.