Cyprus vs Portugal: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cyprus
0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
110th
Portugal rank
107th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cyprus
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 12 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1860s | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1870s | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1880s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1890s | 0.1381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1900s | 0.129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 0.2745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.3554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cyprus or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cyprus and Portugal?
- 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Portugal rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 107th 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.