Bolivia vs Norway: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bolivia
0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
25th
Norway rank
27th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Norway
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Bolivia ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.1988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.5533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.6749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.7715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.7101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.7695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.7932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bolivia or Norway?
- Bolivia, at 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bolivia and Norway?
- 0.0928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Norway rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th 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.