Brunei vs Finland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Brunei
1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
15th
Finland rank
18th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Brunei
  • Finland
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 15th and Finland ranks 18th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Finland Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Brunei
1860s 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Brunei
1870s 0.3848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Brunei
1880s 0.3539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1890s 0.2908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1900s 0.2517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1910s 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1920s 0.3219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1930s 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1940s 0.399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1950s 0.4298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1960s 0.2891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1970s 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1980s 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
1990s 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
2000s 0.2809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
2010s 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland
2020s 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Brunei or Finland?
Brunei, at 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Brunei and Finland?
0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Finland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Finland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Brunei ranks 15th and Finland ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.