Cape Verde vs Syria: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cape Verde
0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
157th
Syria rank
159th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Syria
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria, a difference of 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 157th and Syria ranks 159th of 201 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.0425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.0391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.0896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cape Verde or Syria?
- Cape Verde, at 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cape Verde and Syria?
- 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Syria rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 157th and Syria ranks 159th 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.