Chad vs Ireland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Chad
1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland
1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chad rank
12th
Ireland rank
10th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Chad
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chad, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Chad or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Chad and Ireland?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Ireland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chad ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 10th 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.