Brazil vs Namibia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Brazil
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Namibia rank
20th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Brazil
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Namibia ranks 20th of 201 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0.3208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 0.4915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Brazil or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Brazil and Namibia?
- 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Namibia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Namibia ranks 20th 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.