Brunei vs Latvia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Brunei
1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
15th
Latvia rank
16th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Brunei
- Latvia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 15th and Latvia ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1860s | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1870s | 0.3848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1880s | 0.3539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1890s | 0.2908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1900s | 0.2517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1910s | 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1920s | 0.3219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 0.4298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 0.2891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.2809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Brunei or Latvia?
- Brunei, at 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Brunei and Latvia?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Latvia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brunei ranks 15th and Latvia ranks 16th 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.