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
0123185019372024

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

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.