Estonia vs South Sudan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Estonia
1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Sudan
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
13th
South Sudan rank
11th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Estonia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 201 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.3329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.3893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.3599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.3704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.4301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.5101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.6941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.8631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Estonia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Estonia and South Sudan?
- 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and South Sudan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Estonia ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 11th 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.