Congo vs Qatar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Congo
0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar
0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
93rd
Qatar rank
92nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Congo
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Congo ranks 93rd and Qatar ranks 92nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1860s | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1870s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1880s | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1890s | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1900s | 0.264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1910s | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1920s | 0.5453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1930s | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1940s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1950s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 0.7869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.5548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Congo or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Congo and Qatar?
- 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Qatar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Congo ranks 93rd and Qatar ranks 92nd 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.