Brazil vs Iceland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Brazil
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Iceland rank
24th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Brazil
- Iceland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.3208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.4915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Brazil or Iceland?
- Brazil, at 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Brazil and Iceland?
- 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 21st 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.