Djibouti vs Nepal: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Djibouti
0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
134th
Nepal rank
132nd

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Djibouti
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.

Djibouti ranks 134th and Nepal ranks 132nd of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 11 and Nepal in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Nepal Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Nepal
1860s 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Nepal
1870s 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Nepal
1880s 0.2041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Nepal
1890s 0.226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Nepal
1900s 0.2463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Nepal
1910s 0.3081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
1920s 0.4224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
1930s 0.419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
1940s 0.8189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
1950s 0.9817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
1960s 0.6569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
1970s 0.5025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
1980s 0.3743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
1990s 0.3606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
2000s 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
2010s 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Djibouti
2020s 0.2366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Djibouti or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Djibouti as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Djibouti and Nepal?
0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nepal?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Nepal rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Djibouti ranks 134th and Nepal ranks 132nd 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

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.