Eritrea vs France: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Eritrea
0.4667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France
0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
53rd
France rank
52nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Eritrea
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 53rd and France ranks 52nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 11 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 0.1071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0.4759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 0.4708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0.9782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 0.7213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.5631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 0.505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Eritrea or France?
- France, at 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Eritrea and France?
- 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and France?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and France rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 53rd and France ranks 52nd 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.