Chile vs Germany: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Chile
0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany
0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
72nd
Germany rank
71st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Chile
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile, a difference of 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Chile ranks 72nd and Germany ranks 71st of 201 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.0921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.1771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.2174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 0.3362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 0.3745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.3561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.4164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.4594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.4471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Chile or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Chile and Germany?
- 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Germany?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Germany rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chile ranks 72nd and Germany ranks 71st 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.