Cape Verde vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Cape Verde
0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
157th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
160th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 157th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 160th of 201 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 0.0425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 0.0391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 0.119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 0.0896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cape Verde or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Cape Verde, at 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Cape Verde ranks 157th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 160th 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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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.