Egypt vs Saint Helena: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
147th
Saint Helena rank
144th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 85 shared years of data; in 1854 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 147th and Saint Helena ranks 144th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 17 and Saint Helena in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.0509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.0647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.2322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Egypt and Saint Helena?
- 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saint Helena?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Saint Helena rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 147th and Saint Helena ranks 144th 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.