Belarus vs Central African Republic: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Belarus
1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Central African Republic
1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
9th
Central African Republic rank
6th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belarus
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus, a difference of 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 9th and Central African Republic ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 10 and Central African Republic in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1860s | 0.6152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.6952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.8281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1890s | 0.8401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1900s | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.8749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1920s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1930s | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1940s | 0.9744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1980s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Belarus or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Belarus and Central African Republic?
- 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Central African Republic?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Central African Republic rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belarus ranks 9th and Central African Republic ranks 6th 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.