Eritrea vs Netherlands: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Eritrea
0.4667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
53rd
Netherlands rank
51st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Eritrea ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 51st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.1071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0.4759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 0.4708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0.9782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.7213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.5631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Eritrea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.4924 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 Netherlands?
- 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Netherlands rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 51st 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.