Cyprus vs South Korea: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cyprus
0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Korea
0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
110th
South Korea rank
111th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cyprus
- South Korea
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 110th and South Korea ranks 111th of 201 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1860s | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1870s | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1880s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1890s | 0.1381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1900s | 0.129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 0.2745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.3687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.3554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cyprus or South Korea?
- Cyprus, at 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cyprus and South Korea?
- 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and South Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and South Korea rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 110th and South Korea ranks 111th 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.