Congo vs Panama: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Congo
0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Panama
0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
93rd
Panama rank
95th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Congo
- Panama
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Panama, a difference of 0.0134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.
Congo ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 95th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 14 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1860s | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1870s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1880s | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.5453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.7869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.5548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Congo or Panama?
- Congo, at 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Congo and Panama?
- 0.0134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Panama rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Congo ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 95th 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.