Bolivia vs Iceland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bolivia
0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
25th
Iceland rank
24th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 25th and Iceland ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.1988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.5533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.6749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.7715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.7101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.7695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.7932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bolivia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bolivia and Iceland?
- 0.0389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Iceland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Iceland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 25th and Iceland ranks 24th 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.